Nippo Business

What Nippo Business does

Nippo Business (日報ビジネス株式会社) is a privately held Japanese B2B media company focused on the packaging and environmental/waste-management industries. The company has been operationally active since at least 1996 (website operational since July 3, 1996, with the Package Design Annual dating to 1984), is headquartered in Tokyo's Chiyoda-ku (Kanda-Misakicho 3-1-5) with an Osaka office relocated in April 2025, and is legally distinct from but corporately affiliated with NIPPO CO., LTD. through shared copyright and group structure. It serves packaging manufacturers, converters, materials and machinery suppliers, waste-management and recycling operators, environmental service providers, and central/local government stakeholders across Japan.

The product portfolio is organized into four lines: (1) eleven specialized B2B periodicals covering packaging (週刊包装タイムス, 月刊食品包装, 月刊カートン・ボックス, 季刊シール&ラベル, COSMETIQUE LABO), circular economy and waste (週刊循環経済新聞, 月刊廃棄物, E-Contecture, 季刊産廃NEXT), and climate policy (隔月刊地球温暖化); (2) annual reference publications, principally パッケージデザイン総覧 (Package Design Annual, published continuously since 1984, with the 2026 edition planning 700 featured works and an 8,000-copy print run); (3) trade shows including NEW環境展 (N-EXPO), A-PACK, 地球温暖化防止展, and 札幌パック; and (4) industry seminars. The nippo.co.jp portal aggregates daily news, regulatory databases (container packaging recycling law, circular society basic law), and product/equipment catalogs as an integrated information resource.

Revenue derives from four streams: recurring magazine/journal subscriptions at ¥7,000–¥23,000/year per title; annual publication one-time purchases at ¥11,000 per copy (with free submission for featured companies); trade show exhibitor booth fees and visitor admissions; and seminar attendee fees. Distribution is direct via FAX/mail subscription and event registration, with no intermediary channels. Event operations are handled through a wholly-owned subsidiary, 日報イベント株式会社. Official endorsements from the Ministry of Environment, MAFF, METI, MEXT, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government strengthen the legitimacy of the flagship NEW環境展, and a partnership with the Korea Association of Machinery Industry has organized a Korean pavilion at the show.

Name

Nippo Business

Legal name

日報ビジネス株式会社

Website

https://nippo.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Nippo Business is a privately held Japanese B2B media company publishing specialized industry periodicals, annual reference books, and trade shows serving packaging manufacturers, waste management operators, environmental service providers, and government stakeholders across Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Trade Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• B2B trade publishing
• Trade show management
• Packaging industry media
• Waste management journals
• Environmental sector publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine/Journal Subscriptions: Publishes multiple industry magazines including 月刊廃棄物 (Monthly Waste), 隔月刊イーコンテクチャー (E-Contecture), and 隔月刊地球温暖化 (Global Warming). Annual subscription model with recurring revenue from industry professionals.
2. Annual Publications: Publishes annual reference books including パッケージデザイン総覧 (Packaging Design Annual), 包装関連資材カタログ集, and 包装関連機器カタログ集. One-time purchase model with free submission for featured companies.
3. Trade Show Management: Organizes and manages industry trade shows including NEW環境展 (environmental exhibition) and A-PACK. Revenue from exhibitor booth fees and visitor admissions.
4. Seminars and Events: Conducts industry seminars on packaging and environmental topics, typically held alongside trade shows. Revenue from attendee fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nippo Business publishes specialized B2B trade magazines and annual reference books for Japan's packaging, waste management, and environmental industries, and organizes major industry exhibitions (NEW環境展, A-PACK, 地球温暖化防止展, 札幌パック) along with recurring regulatory compliance seminars. Its content covers the packaging supply chain, recycling law, circular economy, and global warming topics for industry professionals, manufacturers, and government stakeholders.

Product overview

Nippo Business operates as a publishing company specializing in packaging and environmental/waste management information. The company offers a multi-product portfolio consisting of: (1) Professional magazines including 週刊包装タイムス (Weekly Packaging Times), 月刊食品包装 (Monthly Food Packaging), 月刊カートン・ボックス (Monthly Carton Box), 季刊シール＆ラベル (Quarterly Seal & Label), and COSMETIQUE LABO for the packaging industry; (2) Environmental journals such as 週刊循環経済新聞 (Weekly Circular Economy News), 月刊廃棄物 (Monthly Waste), 隔月刊イー・コンテクチャー (E-Contecture), 隔月刊地球温暖化 (Bi-monthly Global Warming), and 季刊産廃NEXT (Quarterly Industrial Waste NEXT) for waste management and environmental sectors; (3) The flagship reference publication パッケージデザイン総覧 (Package Design Annual), an annual collection of Japanese package design since 1984; and (4) Industry exhibitions including A-PACK, NEW環境展 (N-EXPO), 地球温暖化防止展, and 札幌パック. The company also provides packaging and environmental data resources, law databases (容器包装リサイクル法, 循環型社会基本法), and operates seminar programs for industry professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 隔月刊地球化管理: Bimonthly publication focused on carbon-neutral society and CO2 reduction strategies
• 月刊廃棄物
• E-Contecture
• パッケージデザイン総覧 (BEST OF PACKAGING IN JAPAN)

Products and services

• 月刊廃棄物 (Monthly Waste)
• 週刊包装タイムス (Weekly Packaging Times)
• 隔月刊イー・コンテクチャー (E-Contecture)
• 隔月刊地球温暖化 (Global Warming)
• 季刊産廃NEXT (Industrial Waste NEXT)
• 月刊食品包装 (Monthly Food Packaging)
• 月刊カートン・ボックス (Monthly Carton Box)
• 季刊シール&ラベル (Quarterly Seal & Label)
• 週刊循環経済新聞 (Weekly Circular Economy News)
• パッケージデザイン総覧 (Package Design Annual)
• NEW環境展 (N-EXPO)
• A-PACK
• 地球温暖化防止展 (Global Warming Prevention Exhibition)
• 札幌パック (Sapporo Pack)
• Industry compliance seminars and schools (e.g., 廃棄物の学校, 容器包装リサイクル法 学校, 環境ビジネススクール)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 韓国機械産業振興会 (Korea Association of Machinery Industry)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2005Korean machinery industry trade association organizing pavilion at NEW環境展 exhibition, coordinating approximately 10 Korean environmental machinery manufacturers to participate as exhibitors at the annual trade show.
• 環境省 (Ministry of the Environment)coreOthers · 1 January 2005Government ministry providing official endorsement/sponsorship for NEW環境展 exhibition. Awarded Environmental Conservation Merit Award to NEW環境展 organizers in 2005 for significant contributions to environmental conservation.
• 農林水産省 (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)coreOthers · 1 January 2005Government ministry providing official endorsement/sponsorship for NEW環境展 exhibition.
• 経済産業省 (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)coreOthers · 1 January 2005Government ministry providing official endorsement/sponsorship for NEW環境展 exhibition.
• 文部科学省 (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)minorOthers · 1 January 2005Government ministry providing official endorsement/sponsorship for NEW環境展 exhibition.
• 東京都 (Tokyo Metropolitan Government)minorOthers · 1 January 2005Local government providing official endorsement/sponsorship for NEW環境展 exhibition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Toyo Keizai Inc. (東洋経済新報社): Major Japanese business and economics publisher operating 週刊東洋経済 and a portfolio of business books and digital media. While broader in scope, it overlaps with Nippo Business's audience of industry professionals and operates a comparable subscription + special-issue + database model.
• Nikkei BP (日経BP): Major Japanese B2B media conglomerate publishing numerous trade magazines, organizing exhibitions, and providing digital business intelligence. Serves overlapping audiences (manufacturing, environment, sustainability) across a much broader portfolio, making it an incumbent competitor with deeper resources than the niche-focused Nippo Business.

Direct peers

• Shigyo Shimbunsha (紙業新聞社): Publishes trade newspapers focused on the Japanese paper and paperboard industry, a primary upstream input for packaging. Serves overlapping subscribers with Nippo Business's packaging publications (e.g., 月刊カートン・ボックス) and shares the B2B trade-press model in adjacent verticals.
• Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. (日刊工業新聞社): Publishes Japan's leading daily industrial newspaper covering manufacturing, machinery, and factory automation including packaging machinery. Operates a comparable B2B daily trade newspaper + affiliated exhibitions model that overlaps with Nippo Business's packaging and machinery verticals.
• Japan Industrial Newspaper (日本工業新聞社): Publishes trade newspapers covering Japanese industrial sectors including environmental equipment and recycling machinery. Comparable B2B trade-press model serving overlapping audiences with Nippo Business's environmental and packaging coverage.
• Chemical Daily Co., Ltd. (化学工業日報社): Publishes Chemical Daily, Japan's primary trade newspaper for the chemicals industry, which supplies materials directly into packaging applications. Operates a similar trade-press + event model for industrial B2B audiences comparable to Nippo Business's packaging industry coverage.
• Kankyo Shimbunsha (環境新聞社): Publishes 環境新聞 (Environmental News), the leading B2B daily newspaper covering waste management, recycling, and environmental policy in Japan. Directly comparable to Nippo Business's environmental publications such as 月刊廃棄物 and 週刊循環経済新聞, with the same vertical-specialized publishing model.
• Japan Packaging Institute (日本包装技術協会): Industry association that organizes TOKYO PACK, Japan's flagship packaging exhibition and the most direct competitor to Nippo Business's A-PACK exhibition. Runs concurrent industry awards and conferences that overlap with Nippo Business's packaging trade-show business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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