Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun

What Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun does

Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun (かながわ経済新聞合同会社 / Kanakei LLC) is a private regional economic newspaper publisher founded in July 2013 by former Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and Kanagawa Shimbun journalist Ryota Chiba, with its first issue published in January 2014. Operating from offices in Sagamihara (headquarters), New Yokohama, and Kawasaki, the company publishes what it describes as the only dedicated regional economic newspaper in Kanagawa Prefecture, distributed as a monthly A3 full-color, 10-page print edition of approximately 10,000 copies delivered on the 12th of each month across Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Shonan areas. The newspaper is structured with macroeconomic regional coverage on pages 1-3 (BizLog, citing Bank of Japan tanken, Teikoku Databank, prefectural/municipal government sources) and direct-investigation reporting on local small and medium enterprises on pages 4-10 (Innovation). The company also maintains a Taiwan partnership office in Taipei via Tanaka Management Consultants for cross-border business connections.

The business model combines three recurring and transactional revenue streams: annual print subscriptions at 13,200 JPY/year including tax (with international shipping available), a KANAKEI Premium membership tier at 1,000 JPY/month that adds archive access, business matching emails (仕事連携メール), and exclusive seminars, and print/digital advertising placements across the monthly newspaper and website. A fourth stream, PR/Marketing Support Services (internal/external newsletters, fliers, brochures, commemorative publications, editing and proofreading), is priced from 100,000 JPY excluding tax and monetizes editorial expertise outside the core publication. The company also produces contracted newsletters for the Sagamihara Chamber of Commerce and the TAMA Association, runs reader business exchange events and factory tours, and operates a content partnership with Kanagawa Shimbun-sha (since November 2022) for mutual article distribution.

Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun serves a diversified regional base of SME owners, local government bodies, financial institutions (including Kawasaki Shinkin Bank), and business support organizations in Kanagawa Prefecture. With a bootstrapped capital structure (no external funding rounds disclosed), approximately 11 staff members across three Kanagawa offices, and a small Taipei partnership office, the company operates as a focused niche venture in what its founder characterizes as a structurally declining newspaper industry, leveraging direct-investigation editorial methodology and community events (reader exchange meetings, premium seminars, business matching emails) to maintain its position as Kanagawa's sole comprehensive regional economic paper. Recognition includes Kanagawa Prefecture 'Gambaru Enterprise' designations in 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023 (including the 2023 'Ace' tier), the 2019 Yokohama City Acceleration Program selection, and the 2022 Sagamihara Chamber of Commerce Industrial Achievement Award.

Name

Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun

Legal name

かながわ経済新聞合同会社（Kanakei LLC）

Website

https://kanakei.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun (Kanakei LLC) publishes Kanagawa Prefecture's only dedicated regional economic newspaper, distributing a monthly 10,000-copy print edition to SMEs, local government, financial institutions, and business support organizations, and monetizing subscriptions, advertising, premium membership, and PR support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Business Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

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

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Regional economic newspaper
• Small medium enterprise news
• Newspaper subscription services
• Business journalism publishing
• Advertising media services

Headquarters

HQ city

Yokohama (New Yokohama)

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Newspaper Subscriptions: Annual subscription model providing monthly printed newspaper delivery (12 issues/year) plus email delivery of breaking news. Includes KANAKEI Archive access.
2. Print and Digital Advertising: Annual and spot advertising placements in monthly print newspaper (12 issues/year) and banner advertisements on website
3. PR/Marketing Support Services: Internal/external newsletters, fliers, company brochures, commemorative advertisements, editing and proofreading services for small and medium enterprises
4. KANAKEI Premium Membership: Premium membership tier offering monthly newspaper delivery, digital archive access, member matching services, and exclusive seminars for 1,000 JPY/month

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun publishes a monthly regional economic newspaper (KANAKEI) in A3 full-color 10-page format covering macroeconomic news and investigative reporting on small and medium enterprises in Kanagawa Prefecture. The company distributes 10,000 print copies monthly to subscribers and supplements print publication with digital archive access, premium membership services, advertising placements, and PR/marketing support services for SMEs.

Product overview

Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun operates as a monthly regional economic newspaper publisher offering a multi-tiered product portfolio. The core product is the monthly A3 full-color 10-page newspaper (月刊紙「かながわ経済新聞」) covering small and medium enterprises in Kanagawa Prefecture, distributed to 10,000 subscribers. Digital enhancement is provided through the KANAKEIプレミアム (Premium) membership tier, which bundles monthly print delivery with archive access, news search, and exclusive seminars. The subscription service includes archive access and the specialized 仕事連携メール (business collaboration email) for matching subscribers. Beyond publishing, the company offers 広報サポート (PR support) services including in-house/external newsletter production, fliers, and company brochures starting from 100,000 yen, as well as advertising placement in both print and digital formats. The company also publishes subsidiary publications including TAMA経済NEWS and the Sagamihara Chamber of Commerce newsletter, while operating reader business exchange events as part of its service ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KANAKEIプレミアム (KANAKEI Premium): Premium subscription service offering monthly newspaper delivery, archive article access, news search, business subsidy information newsletters, member-only matching opportunities, and exclusive seminars

Products and services

• KANAKEI Monthly Newspaper (月刊紙「かながわ経済新聞」)
• KANAKEI Premium Membership (KANAKEIプレミアム)
• KANAKEI Digital Edition (かながわ経済新聞・電子版)
• PR Support Service (広報サポートサービス)
• Advertising Service (広告掲載サービス)
• Reader Business Exchange Events (読者交流会・読者ビジネス交流会)
• Business Collaboration Email (仕事連携メール)
• TAMA Economic NEWS Editing (TAMA経済NEWS編集制作)
• Sagamihara Chamber of Commerce Newsletter (さがみはら商工会議所会報編集)

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly distribution of 10,000 copies across Kanagawa Prefecture covering Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Shonan areas
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Kanagawa Shimbun (神奈川新聞社)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2022Content partnership agreement for mutual exchange of regional economic news articles. Articles from Kanagawa Keizai Shimbun are published in Kanagawa Shimbun and Kanaloa, expanding reach to broader readership.
• TAMA Association (首都圏産業活性化協会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduces and edits TAMA economic news publication (TAMA経済NEWS) for the association. Represents ongoing content production partnership for regional industry activation.
• Sagamihara Chamber of Commerce (相模原商工会議所)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduces Sagamihara Chamber of Commerce newsletter (さがみはら商工会議所会報). Also holds position as 1号議員 (primary member) in the Industrial Division and Public Relations Committee.
• Kawasaki Shinkin Bank (川崎信用金庫)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner enterprise providing financial sector perspective and business matching opportunities for readers.
• Kanagawa New Business Council (神奈川ニュービジネス協議会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member and Promotion Committee Chairman (理事、プロモーション委員長) position in the council supporting new business development in Kanagawa.
• Tanaka Management Consultants (田中管理顧問有限公司)minorOthersTaiwan partnership office in Taipei (台北市重慶南路一段57号11F-10) for cross-border business connections and regional exchange.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Kobe Shimbun: Established regional daily serving the Kobe/Hyogo area; structurally similar paid regional newspaper, with comparable reliance on local advertising, subscriptions, and printing economics in a different prefecture.
• Chunichi Shimbun: Long-running regional newspaper group headquartered in Nagoya serving the Chubu/Tokai area; closely comparable operating model (paid regional subscription print newspaper with digital extensions) but in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Singapore Shimbun: Niche regional/diaspora newspaper published in Japan covering a specific community; closely comparable business model (small-scale recurring regional newspaper with subscription and advertising) and actually displayed as a partner banner on KANAKEI's site.
• Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun: Japan's leading industrial/business newspaper; comparable as a recurring (daily) niche business-newspaper title targeting SMEs and corporates, and former employer of KANAKEI's founder.
• Tokyo Business Journal: Web-first business news outlet covering metropolitan SMEs, executives, and economic policy; comparable targeting and beat (regional/Japan SME economic journalism) under a digital-first model.

Broad incumbents

• Kanagawa Shimbun: Major regional general-interest newspaper serving Kanagawa Prefecture; directly comparable as a Kanagawa-headquartered regional newspaper, and is also KANAKEI's content partnership counterparty.
• Toyo Keizai Shimpo: Long-established Japanese business and economics publication spanning magazine, books, and digital; comparable in subject matter (Japanese business/economics), though at national scale and broader in scope.
• Nikkei: Japan's flagship business newspaper group with digital subscriptions covering economics, companies, and markets; overlap on economic news for Japanese businesses, though far larger and broader in audience and scope.

Emerging players

• NewsPicks: Subscription business/economic news and commentary platform in Japan; partially comparable audience (Japanese business professionals, SMEs) and monetization (paid subscription), but delivered purely digitally.

Others

• Jiji Press: Major Japanese news and wire service covering economic and business news; comparable as an economic-news content source whose articles KANAKEI republishes-style references and uses for macro coverage (BizLog pages).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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