JSN

What JSN does

JSN (愛宕商事株式会社 / ATAGO CORPORATION) is a Tokyo-based, privately held Japanese publishing company specializing in Russian economic intelligence. Founded in 1993, the company has published its flagship weekly magazine '週刊ボストーク通信' (Weekly Bostok News) every Monday for over 33 years, reaching issue 1636 in June 2026. In 2000 it expanded with a monthly digest counterpart, '月刊ロシア通信' (Monthly Russia Communication), published on the 2nd of each month, which curates and supplements the weekly with original editorial such as executive interviews and industry columns.

The company's core technology is non-proprietary — it operates as a traditional publishing business distributing content via PDF email delivery and a member-only website with ID/password authentication and keyword search over an archive of back issues dating to 1993. JSN does not maintain any disclosed patents, software, AI, or API infrastructure; its asset base is editorial rather than technological. An e-commerce storefront (jsn.theshop.jp) supports single-issue purchases and subscription sign-ups. Social media channels (Twitter @jsn_rus, Facebook) serve as top-of-funnel audience engagement.

JSN generates revenue through recurring subscriptions priced on annual and semi-annual cadences, with differentiated pricing for Japan domestic (¥121,000/year weekly) versus Russia-based subscribers (¥132,000/year weekly including 20% VAT). Its target customers span Japanese government agencies, academic and research institutions, media outlets, trading companies and manufacturers with Russia exposure, and Japanese expatriates in Russia. The company occupies a specialized information niche — Japanese-language coverage of Russian economic, political, and social developments not provided by mainstream Japanese media — with particular depth on the Russian Far East and Russia-China economic relations. No revenue, headcount, funding, or ownership figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

JSN

Legal name

ATAGO CORPORATION

Website

https://jsn.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

JSN is a Tokyo-based private publisher of Japanese-language Russian economic intelligence, operating the weekly 'Bostok News' (since 1993) and monthly 'Russia Communication' (since 2000) as subscription products for government agencies, academic institutions, media, and trading companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Intelligence Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJADAC

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

SECONDARYMPAJADAE

News Agencies & Wire Services (General & Specialized)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

Keywords

• Russian economic intelligence
• Economic publishing services
• Business intelligence reports
• Japan-Russia market updates
• Geopolitical news subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: JSN generates revenue through subscription fees for its weekly 'ボストーク通信' (Vostok Tsushin) and monthly '月刊ロシア通信' (Monthly Rossiya Tsushin) publications. The publications are delivered as PDFs via email or through a member-only website where subscribers can access current and back issues dating to the 1993 founding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JSN publishes Japanese-language Russian economic intelligence through a weekly magazine (週刊ボストーク通信, launched 1993) and a monthly digest (月刊ロシア通信, launched 2000). Subscribers receive PDFs via email or access current and back issues through a member-only website with keyword search. Coverage spans economic, political, and social news across Russia from Moscow and St. Petersburg to the Russian Far East, targeting Japanese government agencies, trading companies, manufacturers, research institutions, and media.

Product overview

JSN is a publishing company offering two Russian economic information publications: a weekly magazine (週刊ボストーク通信) and its monthly digest version (月刊ロシア通信). The weekly publication, established in 1993, provides comprehensive coverage of Russian economic, political, and social developments across all regions of Russia. The monthly publication, launched in 2000, serves as a condensed version with exclusive original content including executive interviews and industry columns. Both publications are distributed in PDF format via subscription.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ボストーク通信: 週刊俄罗斯経済情報専門誌。1993年創刊，每周月曜日発行。
• 月刊ロシア通信

Products and services

• Weekly Bostok Tsushin (週刊ボストーク通信) A weekly Russian economic information magazine published every Monday since 1993. Covers economic, political, and social news across Russia from Moscow and St. Petersburg to the Far East. Distributed in PDF format to subscribers via email and member-only website with back-issue access.
• Monthly Rossiya Tsushin (月刊ロシア通信) A monthly digest version of the weekly publication, published on the 2nd of each month since 2000. Selects and re-edits important topics from approximately one month of weekly news into a compact format. Includes original content such as executive interviews ('Russia's Presidents' series) and column articles.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Toyo Keizai (東洋経済新報): Major Japanese economic magazine publisher with Weekly Toyo Keizai and online presence. Competes for Japanese business reader attention and advertising/subscription wallet share, but covers Japan-domestic and broad global economics rather than specializing in a single country.
• Interfax: Russian independent news agency specializing in economic, financial, and political news. Competes for the same underlying Russian news content JSN curates, but operates as a wire service for professional clients rather than as a country-focused publication.
• Nikkei (日本経済新聞): Japan's largest business newspaper with extensive international coverage including Russia. Competes for Japanese corporate and government readership and covers Russian economic news, but as a broad generalist rather than a Russia specialist.
• TASS (Russian News Agency): Russian state-owned news agency providing comprehensive Russian domestic and international news coverage. Overlaps with JSN's coverage of Russian economic and political news, but is a broader incumbent wire service rather than a subscription publication.

Direct peers

• Caixin (财新): Leading Chinese economic and financial news publisher with subscription-based access, covering business and economic developments for professional readers. Comparable to JSN as a country-specialist economic news subscription business serving business and government decision-makers.
• AJU Business (Ajunews): Korean business news publisher serving Japanese readers, covering Korea economic and political developments. Comparable to JSN as a country-specific business news subscription product targeting Japanese readers with an interest in a neighboring economy.
• The Moscow Times: English-language Russian news outlet covering Russian economic, political, and business developments for foreign audiences. Directly comparable to JSN's product of curating and translating Russian economic news for non-Russian subscribers, though delivered via free/advertising model rather than subscription.
• Korea Economic Daily (한국경제): Major Korean economic daily newspaper with subscription-based digital access for business readers. Functionally analogous to JSN's weekly Russia publication in delivering country-specific economic intelligence to a professional subscriber base.
• 日中通信社 (Nicchu Tsushinsha): Japanese publisher of Chinese economic and political news delivered weekly/monthly to Japanese corporate, government, and academic subscribers. Closest direct analogue to JSN's Japan→Russia model, with identical B2B subscription structure and country-specific economic intelligence focus.

Emerging players

• East Asia Forum: Online economics and policy publication focused on East Asian and Pacific affairs, including economic analysis of Russia and its regional relationships. Adjacent to JSN's coverage of Russia-East Asia economic issues, with overlapping audience among academics and policy professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jsn_rus
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jsn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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