What Nihon Computer does

Nihon Computer Kabushiki Kaisha (日本コンピューター株式会社) is a privately held Japanese IT services corporation founded in December 1979 and headquartered in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, with additional offices in Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, and Tokyo. The firm employs approximately 20 full-time staff and operates with ¥10 million in registered capital under President Wakamatsu Hikaru (若松 光). Its business spans custom system development on office server and personal computer platforms, including hotel management, point-of-sale (POS/EOS), road corporation management, national health insurance, municipal sewerage, civil engineering photo documentation, health examination, map search, and a feng shui divination web system. The technology stack is legacy and on-premise, with no disclosed cloud, API, or AI components.

The company's revenue is generated through four streams: one-time license sales of custom-developed systems, professional services via licensed dispatch of system engineers and programmers (permit number 特45-300151), hardware resale of office servers and PCs, and a non-core ceramics product line branded 'Ganbaru-kun' (がんばる君). Customer segments are split between B2B enterprise clients (hospitality, retail) and government/public-sector agencies (health insurance offices, municipal offices, prefectural health centers). GTM motion is direct, sales-led engagement with regional and Tokyo-area buyers.

Operationally, Nihon Computer presents as a stable but small-scale regional system integrator with no external funding, no M&A activity, no disclosed partnerships, and no modern digital marketing presence beyond a basic FC2-hosted corporate website with a 2015 copyright notice. The company has no app, no public API, no social media footprint, and no AI/ML capability disclosed across its product surface. Its competitive position rests on long-standing relationships with Kyushu-based public-sector and SME clients, accumulated proprietary code bases, and a regulated dispatch license, but it shows no visible investment in growth, modernization, or capability expansion in the available source material.

Name

Nihon Computer

Legal name

日本コンピューター株式会社

Website

https://ncc45.web.fc2.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nihon Computer is a privately held Japanese IT services firm founded in 1979, headquartered in Miyazaki, that develops custom management systems for hospitality, retail, and government clients while dispatching system engineers and programmers across Kyushu and Tokyo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• IT staffing services
• POS systems
• System integration
• Hardware sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Miyazaki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. System Development: Custom system development for office servers and personal computers including hotel management, POS systems, road management, health insurance, and municipal systems
2. System Engineer/Programmer Dispatch: Dispatch of system engineers and programmers to client organizations (licensed dispatch service, permit number: 特45-300151)
3. Hardware Sales: Sales of office servers, personal computers, and computer-related supplies
4. Ceramics Business: Sales of ceramic products including the 'Ganbaru-kun' product line

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Nihon Computer develops and sells custom computer system software for both office server and personal computer platforms, including hotel management, sales (POS/POT/EOS), road corporation, national health insurance, municipal sewerage, civil engineering photo, health checkup, prefectural health center touch panel, map search, feng shui fortune-telling, process management, and member management systems. The company also provides system engineer and programmer dispatch services (License No.: 特45-300151), sells office servers, PCs and computer-related supplies, and markets a ceramics product line ('Ganbaru-kun').

Product overview

Nihon Computer is a small Japanese IT services company (approximately 20 employees, founded 1979) offering a portfolio of custom software systems and IT services. The product portfolio includes specialized management systems (hotel/store management, sales POS systems, health insurance, sewage, civil engineering documentation, health checkups) and web applications (map search, feng shui divination). Core offerings are custom-developed systems using both office server and personal computer platforms, supplemented by system engineer/programmer dispatch services, hardware sales, and a diversified ceramics product line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• がんばる君: A ceramics product sold under the company's ceramics business segment.

Products and services

• Hotel Management System (店舗管理システム) Management system for hotels covering front desk operations, payroll, financial management, and personnel administration, deployed on office server platforms.
• Sales Management System (販売管理システム) Point-of-sale and electronic ordering system supporting POT, POS, and EOS functionalities for retail and sales operations across office server and PC platforms.
• Road Corporation System (道路公団システム) System developed for road management authority covering toll road administration and related operational workflows on office server platforms.
• National Health Insurance System (国民健康保険システム) System for managing national health insurance records and claims processing on personal computer platforms, targeted at municipal health insurance offices.
• Sewerage System (下水道システム) System for municipal sewerage infrastructure management and maintenance tracking on personal computer platforms.
• Civil Engineering Photo Management System (土木工事写真管理システム) System for documenting, cataloging, and managing civil engineering construction progress photographs on PC platforms.
• Prefectural Health Center Touch Panel System (県保健所タッチパネルシステム) Touch-panel-based system used by prefectural public health centers for public health service operations.
• Health Checkup Management System (健康診断管理システム) System for managing health checkup scheduling and results tracking for medical examination workflows on PC platforms.
• Map Search System (地図検索システム) Geographic information retrieval system providing map-based search and location-based query capabilities.
• Feng Shui Fortune-telling Web System (風水占いWEBシステム) Web-based application offering online feng shui divination services.
• Process Management System (工程管理システム) System for managing manufacturing and production workflows and engineering processes on personal computer platforms.
• Member Management System (会員管理システム) System for membership organization administration and outsourced business processing on office server platforms.
• System Engineer/Programmer Dispatch Service (システムエンジニア・プログラマー派遣事業) Licensed dispatch service (License No.: 特45-300151) supplying system engineers and programmers to client organizations in Japan.
• Hardware Sales (ハードウェアー販売事業) Sales of office servers, personal computers, and computer-related supplies to enterprise and government clients.
• Ceramics Product 'Ganbaru-kun' (セラミックス『がんばる君』) Ceramics product sold under the 'Ganbaru-kun' brand as part of the company's diversified product offerings.
• Custom System Development Services (システム開発サービス) Total solution service providing original custom system development, package implementation support, and ongoing system maintenance for office server and PC platforms.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• COMTURE Corporation: Mid-cap Japanese SI with strong presence in custom application development and IT engineer dispatch. Comparable in service lines and Japanese-enterprise customer base, though larger in scale.
• Future Corporation: Japanese SI offering custom system development and IT consulting across enterprise and government clients. Comparable in custom-software-led model, though operating at meaningfully larger scale.
• DTS Corporation: Japanese systems integrator providing bespoke system development and IT services across finance, manufacturing, and public sectors. Comparable in custom-software orientation and vertical breadth.
• Focus Systems Corporation: Mid-cap Japanese systems integrator providing custom software development and IT services to government and enterprise clients. Comparable in customer mix (heavy public-sector) and product offering (bespoke system development plus IT staffing).
• System Engineering Service Co., Ltd. Small Japanese IT services and staffing firm combining custom software development with engineer dispatch services — a near-direct analog to Nihon Computer's bundled development-plus-dispatch model.
• KSK Co., Ltd. Small Japanese IT services firm focused on system development and engineer dispatch, serving government and enterprise accounts. Closely comparable in size, services mix, and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• NS Solutions Corporation: Mid-large Japanese SI serving manufacturing, finance, and public-sector clients with integrated IT services. Comparable in offering breadth and government client base, but operates at substantially larger scale.
• BIPROGY Inc. Established Japanese IT services firm (formerly Nihon Unisys) with deep public-sector and enterprise footprint, offering custom system development and IT staffing at scale. A broader incumbent in the same solution category.
• NTT Data Group: Largest Japanese IT services provider with extensive government and municipal-system offerings. Operates as a broad incumbent whose standardized platforms increasingly compete with bespoke regional system integrators like Nihon Computer.
• TIS Inc. Major Japanese IT services group offering custom development, outsourcing, and consulting across industries including public sector. Comparable as a broader incumbent with overlapping system-development capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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