asahi printing industry co.,ltd.

What asahi printing industry co.,ltd. does

Asahi Printing Industry Co., Ltd. is a privately held Japanese printing services company founded in February 1949 and headquartered in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. The company operates a vertically integrated printing and publishing business spanning book planning/production, commercial printing (brochures, catalogs, PR materials), small-lot on-demand printing, and digital content services including website production, video editing, digital book conversion, and JUIDA-certified drone aerial photography. Its core technology stack combines traditional offset printing with digital inkjet (Fujifilm Jet Press 720S, installed November 2015), UV printing (Versa UV LEF-200), VOC-free waterless printing (introduced October 2020), and POD (print-on-demand) workflows that enable high-quality small-lot output uneconomical on legacy presses. The company differentiates around a one-stop model covering in-house DTP design, typesetting, photography, and on-press production for clients lacking internal capacity.

Name

asahi printing industry co.,ltd.

Legal name

朝日印刷工業株式会社

Website

https://asahi-p.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Privately held Japanese printing company in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, providing book publishing, commercial printing, on-demand printing, digital content, and drone photography services to government, education, corporate, and consumer clients in eastern Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Maebashi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Printing Services: B2B printing services including books, commercial printing, promotional materials, corporate publications, school/company brochures, photo albums for organizations, government entities, and businesses in Gunma Prefecture and surrounding areas.
2. Retail Print Shop Sales: Consumer-facing print services through DiPS.A retail locations offering business cards, greeting cards, flyers, posters, small-lot publications, original goods, and T-shirt printing.
3. Book and Publication Sales: Direct sales of books including Giyoshuryu ceramic doll art collections, local cultural publications, regional books through Gunma Hon-dana web bookstore, and POD reprints.
4. Digital Content Production: Website production, digital book creation, video production, and drone photography services for corporate and organizational clients.
5. Event and Advertising Services: Event planning, advertising production, sign and display planning through related company Asahi Kikkaku.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Asahi Printing Industry is a comprehensive printing services company that produces custom printed materials including books, commercial printing, brochures, catalogs, manuals, flyers, and photo albums for B2B clients (government, corporations, educational institutions). It also operates on-demand and small-lot printing services through the DiPS.A sub-brand, produces digital content (websites, digital books, video, drone photography), and runs cultural business initiatives including the Gunma Hon-dana web bookstore and Neues Asahi art gallery for regional content and preservation.

Product overview

Asahi Printing Industry Co., Ltd. operates as a comprehensive printing services company offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services. The core offering spans book planning and production, commercial printing, and small-lot on-demand printing through its DiPS.A sub-brand. Digital content services include video production, drone photography, and web development. Cultural business operations encompass the art gallery ノイエス朝日, web bookstore ぐんまの本棚, and regional publication revival projects like みやま文庫. The company's unique positioning combines traditional printing expertise with on-demand technologies (Jet Press 720S, UV printing) and cultural initiatives to serve both corporate clients and individual consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• tocotowa: DiPS.A运营的原创品牌，2017年有4款产品获得平成29年度Good Design Gunma认定。
• 絵本 上毛かるた
• ノイエス朝日
• ぐんまの本棚
• 地域文化復刊POD
• みやま文庫復刻POD

Quantifiable outcome

• Waterless printing reduces VOC emissions significantly
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• 一般財団法人 群馬地域文化振興会coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2016Partnership for regional cultural revitalization including Gunma Hon-dana web bookstore operation, regional cultural POD publication service, and collaborative initiatives such as 'Ehon Jomo Karuta' picture book. The foundation coordinates while the company provides printing and publishing expertise.
• 群馬県立歴史博物館secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuseum shop operations at the museum since July 2019, selling books, goods, food items, and handling orders for Miyama Bunko reprints and regional cultural POD publications.
• 朝日企画株式会社coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRelated company established in 1988 handling advertising and event planning services for clients requiring comprehensive marketing and event solutions.
• ぐんラボ！secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerGunma's largest local review site operated by the company, providing marketing platform and collaboration opportunities with local businesses.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Toppan Holdings: One of Japan's largest printing conglomerates with broad capabilities across commercial printing, packaging, and digital media. Comparable as the dominant incumbent serving Japanese corporations and government, though at vastly greater scale and geographic reach than Asahi.
• Dai Nippon Printing: Japan's largest printing group offering commercial printing, books, packaging, and information communication. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for many of the same B2B print and digital content budgets, but with nationwide infrastructure and far larger resources.
• Kyodo Printing: Established Japanese commercial printer with capabilities in publications, packaging, and digital services. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping book, commercial, and digital offerings serving similar Japanese enterprise and government customers.

Direct peers

• Nakagawa Printing: Japanese regional printing company offering book production, commercial printing, and digital services. Comparable as a similarly sized Japanese printer pursuing the same hybrid book/commercial/POD model for corporate and education clients.
• Katsuragawa Printing: Long-established Japanese printing company with general commercial, publication, and digital capabilities. Comparable as a peer-sized Japanese printer serving regional corporate and institutional customers with a similar mix of book and commercial work.
• Takeda Printing: Japanese printing company offering commercial, publication, and digital production services. Comparable as a regional-scale Japanese printer with overlapping book, commercial, and content service offerings for B2B clients.

Emerging players

• RISO: Japanese manufacturer of digital duplicators, inkjet printers, and POD systems with strong small-lot and on-demand positioning. Comparable as an emerging digital-print technology player whose short-run, variable-data capabilities intersect with Asahi's DiPS.A and POD business model.

Others

• Fujifilm: Supplier of Asahi's Jet Press 720S industrial inkjet press and broader print technology provider. Comparable as a key ecosystem partner and infrastructure provider whose product roadmap directly shapes Asahi's digital printing capability and capex requirements.
• Canon: Major manufacturer of commercial and production printing systems, including production inkjet presses and imagePRESS lines. Comparable as an infrastructure and equipment provider competing for the same on-demand digital printing opportunity that Asahi addresses.
• Gunma Shimbun: Regional newspaper publisher serving Gunma Prefecture that Asahi has produced printing and advertising work for. Comparable as a regional media customer and ecosystem partner rather than a direct printing competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/neuesA

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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