Construction News

What Construction News does

Construction News Co., Ltd. (株式会社建設ニュース) is a privately held Osaka-headquartered media company that operates a vertical information platform covering real estate and construction activity across the Kansai region of Japan — specifically the six prefectures of Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, and Wakayama (2府4県). The platform combines a daily news operation with a structured project database and a map-based visualization layer. Coverage extends to real estate transactions, construction starts, demolition projects, and government bid announcements and results, with deliberate exclusions in the northern reaches of Kyoto and Hyogo, Awaji Island, and southern Wakayama. The company is led by President & CEO Asano Satoshi and operates as an independent, privately held entity with no disclosed parent, investors, or external capital.

The product portfolio is organized as a three-tier subscription stack: (1) Construction News (建設ニュース), the ¥2,000/month core article service with daily updates; (2) Construction Database (建設データベース), a ¥3,000/month searchable project database with 15 search criteria and CSV export, plus weekly Excel file delivery; and (3) Construction Map (建設マップ), a ¥5,000/month premium tier adding Google Maps-based visualization and on-site field photography for projects ≥2,000 sqm. A fourth, enterprise-oriented product — Construction Map API (建設マップAPI) — allows corporate clients to integrate location data into internal systems, with differential-update usage restrictions. The technology stack is web-based, augmented by Google Maps APIs for map rendering and supports self-serve online subscription registration.

Revenue is generated entirely through recurring subscriptions (monthly or annual billing) across all three tiers, paid via credit card, bank transfer, or account transfer, with all listed prices exclusive of Japanese consumption tax. The go-to-market is sales-led but executed as a self-serve / PLG funnel: free newsletter signup → paid membership conversion, supported by organic social (Twitter, Facebook), and the SEO-rich website constnews.com. Target customers are construction companies, developers, architects, engineering firms, real estate brokers, and government procurement offices in Kansai; individual professionals form a secondary segment. Revenue and headcount figures are not publicly disclosed, and the company has no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, trademarks, or awards.

Name

Construction News

Legal name

株式会社建設ニュース

Website

https://constnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Construction News Co., Ltd. is a privately held Osaka-based subscription media company providing daily construction news, a searchable project database, and map-based visualization of real estate and construction activity across the six prefectures of Japan's Kansai region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Industry Media and Data Services

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Construction industry news
• Real estate media
• Construction project database
• Government bid announcements
• Construction site mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Osaka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction News Subscription: Paid membership providing access to all daily updated articles covering real estate transactions, construction projects, demolition information, bid announcements, and bid results in the Kansai region.
2. Construction Database Subscription: Professional database service with daily updates, weekly Excel file delivery via email, and comprehensive search functionality for construction project information across Kansai region.
3. Construction Map Subscription: Premium map visualization service showing construction locations on Google Maps with site photography, representing the top-tier offering of the database service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Construction News operates a tiered subscription-based media and data platform covering real estate and construction activity across the Kansai region of Japan. Its core offering combines daily news on construction projects, demolitions, real estate transactions, and government bid announcements with a searchable Construction Database (15 search criteria, CSV export) and a Construction Map service that visualizes project locations on Google Maps with on-site photography for projects of 2,000 m² or more.

Product overview

Construction News operates a tiered product portfolio of real estate and construction news and information services targeting professionals in the Kansai region. The core offering is the Construction News (建設ニュース) platform providing daily articles on construction projects, real estate transactions, government tenders, and demolition work. This is supplemented by the Construction Database (建設データベース) add-on, which offers searchable project data with CSV export functionality. The Construction Map (建設マップ) service adds Google Maps-based visualization of project locations along with field photography. The Construction Map API (建設マップAPI) enables API integration for companies building their own map-based systems. All services cover the 2府4県 (two prefectures and four prefectures) Kansai region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 建設データベース: Construction database service covering Kansai region building and construction information with search by usage, scale, location, building owner, etc., including CSV export functionality.
• 建設マップ
• 建設マップAPI

Products and services

• Construction News (建設ニュース) Core subscription news service providing daily updated articles on real estate transactions, building construction, demolition projects, government bidding results, and public filings across the Kansai region (Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama). The basic tier is offered at 2,000 JPY/month (20,000 JPY/year), with limited free content available to drive paid conversion.
• Construction Database (建設データベース) Professional searchable database of construction project information across the 2府4県 Kansai region with search by 15 criteria (update date, project type, building use, scale, location, developer/owner, designer, contractor, structure, construction dates, etc.), CSV data export, weekly Excel file delivery via email, and daily updates. Priced at 3,000 JPY/month or 30,000 JPY/year.
• Construction Map (建設マップ) Premium Google Maps-based visualization service showing construction site locations with field photography and construction signage for projects with total floor area of 2,000 m² or more. Includes full Construction Database functionality plus geographic visualization. Priced at 5,000 JPY/month or 50,000 JPY/year.
• Construction Map API (建設マップAPI) API integration service that allows companies with existing map-based internal database systems to embed Construction Map location data, including construction site position information, directly into their proprietary systems. Subject to usage restrictions (no more than one download per hour; only differential updates permitted).

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ConstructConnect: North American construction project data and bid intelligence platform. Comparable in monetizing construction project leads and bid information via subscription, with a similar data-architecture business model.
• Kensetsu Tsushin Shimbun (建設通信新聞): Long-established Japanese construction industry daily newspaper covering public works, private projects, and industry trends. Direct competitor with broader national coverage.
• Dodge Construction Network: US-based construction project data, analytics, and intelligence platform. Comparable in being a subscription-based construction-data service, though at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Nikkei Architecture (日経アーキテクチュア): Sister Nikkei publication focused on architectural projects and design. Direct competitor in B2B construction/design media with nationwide coverage and significant brand authority.
• Nikkan Kensetsu Kogyo Shimbun (日刊建設工業新聞): Daily construction industry newspaper covering Japanese construction projects, contracts, and industry news. Closest direct competitor in the construction-news subscription media category.
• Nikkei Construction (日経コンストラクション): Nikkei's construction industry publication covering Japanese construction projects, design, and industry news. Direct competitor in construction-industry B2B media with deeper national reach and larger editorial team.

Broad incumbents

• Engineering News-Record (ENR): McGraw-Hill's flagship construction industry publication covering US/global construction news, data, and rankings. Comparable as a subscription construction industry media brand, though operating at much larger scale and global scope.
• Recruit (SUUMO / BuildApp): Japanese media/services conglomerate with real estate and construction-related properties including SUUMO and BuildApp. Potential competitor or acquirer with deep resources and existing customer relationships in adjacent verticals.

Emerging players

• BuildZoom: US construction project data platform providing permit and project intelligence. Comparable in monetizing construction permit/project data via subscription, with similar data-as-a-service orientation.

Regional players

• Ken-Oh.com (ケンオー・ドットコム): Japanese construction industry portal/news site. Comparable in serving construction professionals with project news and information, though focused on a different regional mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/constnews_info
• Facebookfacebook.com/constnews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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