http://www.usen.com/index.html
Vision/Mission
Our goal is to become an integrated business enterprise by providing a wide variety of optimal services, such as support for start-ups, infrastructure building, sales promotion, and optimization of business systems for our customers. We always strive to work closely with our customers to offer best and practical solutions for the mutual growth.
Business Description
Music Distribution
The largest music broadcasting company In Japan. Over 80% market share.
Business Systems
Development of administrative systems for hotels, etc. Manufacturing/sales of automatic payment machines for hospitals, golf courses.
ICT Services (B2B)
1Gbps/100Mbps optical-fiber cable. Wide variety of network-related services in the small/mid-cap market.
Online Sales Promotion Support for Restaurants
Nationwide gourmet information website named “Hitosara”.
Background
1961 Osaka Yusen Broadcasting Co., Ltd. starts its business by providing music broadcasting services.
2000 Hitosara, gourmet information site that specializes in restaurant searches throughout Japan, is launched.
2001 Company’s stock is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ.
2002 ICT Services (B2B). Usen Broad-Gate 02 starts service.
2005 Company is renamed as Usen Corporation.
2006 Almex Inc. becomes Usen’s wholly owned subsidiary company.
Products/Services
Music Distribution
Sound Planet – Japan’s first CS satellite digital music broadcasting service.
Sound Design for Office – BGM service for office.
Sumaho de Usen – A subscription streaming music service for iPhone and Android. You can discover your favorite channel from more than 1,000 playlists.
Otoraku
We started a new in-store BGM service with RecoChoku by iPad and iOS apps in July 2015. OTORAKU provides streaming music and can make playlists by yourself.
ICT Services (B2B)
Usen Broad-Gate 02 – 1Gbps/100Mbps internet service
Business Offisuite – Cloud-related application service
Online Sales Promotion Support for Restaurants
Hitosara – Nationwide gourmet information website
For foreign visitors to Japan
saver japan
Savor Japan is an exhaustive restaurant guide for restaurants in Japan. If you’re a foreigner visiting Japan, you’ve come to the right place.
cozy japan
Cozy Japan is a travel information site for travelers from abroad, which includes hotel booking, sightseeing and restaurants in Japan.
Markets
Especially restaurants, retail, offices, beauty salons, medical institutions and hotels.
Industry
Overwhelming market share in commercial stores (small-and-medium shops/chain stores)
Location
Head Office: 3-1-2 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo ,Japan
Number of establishments: 148
Competitive Advantages
530 channels (#1 in industry)
The largest music library has 3 million tunes. We provide diverse content from major labels as well as tunes composed in-house.
150 branches nationwide
We provide follow-up services, maintenance and repairs by 1,000 sales staff and 700 technology staff all over Japan.
Financial Projection
FY 08/2017 Financial Plan
Sales: 72 billion yen
Net income: 6.6 billion yen
Employees
Consolidated: 3,124
Parent: 2,527
Highlights
We’ve just celebrated our 50th anniversary. We are determined to keep on growing with our customers for the next 50 years. Our challenge for growth will never stop.
