Publishing, IT, Information and Advertising
Publishing, IT, Information and Advertising List
Publishing and Media
Features of Our Business
- Publishing the monthly magazines OZmagazine, the free magazine metromin, and the regional information paper AELDE.
- Operating OZmall, a website for women with tens of thousands of 5 million members (as of March 31, 2026)
- Managing a novel submission platform, and publishing and distributing approximately 50 works each month, including books, e-books, and comics
By integrating print, digital platforms, and events, we craft content that is abundant in messages and storytelling. Leveraging our strengths in media planning, as well as our editorial and marketing expertise, we develop unique, solution-oriented businesses. Additionally, we operate a novel submission platform through which our editors discover promising and popular works, which are then published each month as books, e-books, and comics.
Core Businesses
- Publishing magazines and free magazines, as well as advertising sales
- Publishing books, e-books, comics, and digital comics
- Publishing regional information magazines, and planning and producing materials such as posters and brochures for sales promotion
Service Providers
Main Services
Novel Submission Platforms
We operate three novel submission platforms : “noichigo,” which is popular among high school girls; “Berry's Café,” aimed at adult women; and “novema!,”a general website for men and women. Through these platforms, we discover new novelists and publish their works as books, e-books, and comics.
DX Strategy, ICT Solutions, System Development & Web Production
Features of Our Business
- DX Strategy
- UI/UI/UX design, product development, and digital marketing
- ICT strategy consulting and requirements gathering, specification design, business system development, and system operation and maintenance
- Infrastructure development, servers and networks, security, and support desk services
Under the concept “Connect more. Transform more.,” we promote and advance Starts ICT Solutions, including the planning, production, development, and operation of internal business systems and more than 130 websites across the group companies.
Core Businesses
- Planning, development, operation, and maintenance of web systems
- Education and consulting related to computers
- Sales of computer software, hardware, and related products
- Planning and development of information and communication systems
- Information processing services
Service Providers
Real Estate Tech & Media
By combining IT with human expertise (real-world experience in real estate), we aim to further energize the market and promote more transparent transactions.
Core Businesses
- Real estate media operations
- Operation of “Sumai no Mikata” and “Fudosan Toshi no Mikata”
Service Providers
Main Services
Advertising
The advertising strategy division of the Starts Group handles media planning, advertising planning and production, as well as the development of new content.
Core Businesses
- Advertising agency business
- Commercial and graphic content production
- Casting
Service Providers
Media Planning and Commercial Production
We provide media planning and advertising planning services for both Group companies and external clients, while also producing commercials for Group companies, including Pitat House.
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OOH Support (Support for advertising campaigns utilizing transit and outdoor advertising), Event Management, Sponsorship Support, and Casting
We manage the naming rights and advertising sales for Starts Vision SHIBUYA, plan and manage events such as seminars, arrange speakers and other talent, and provide support for event sponsorship activities.
