Business expansion centered on legal media

「“Bennavi crown” is a comprehensive lawyer database for consumers that enables individuals facing legal problems in their daily lives to search for and select lawyers based on the area of consultation and complete the process online through booking an appointment.」

「Against this backdrop, the ASIRO Group operates the legal media business centered on the “ベンナビ” series of attorney portal sites, the Legal Alliance business, which operates derivative media targeting customers other than attorneys, the Legal Protect business, which provides attorney-fee insurance and the all-in-one LegalBase legal-tech service for corporations and sole proprietors, and the HR business, which provides recruitment services for professional personnel such as attorneys and certified public accountants, as well as administrative personnel.」

「Under the corporate philosophy described above, the ASIRO Group operates primarily through the media business, which includes legal media targeting mainly attorneys and derivative media targeting customers other than attorneys. The Group aims to achieve further growth by continuing to expand this business and actively developing new businesses, including the HR and insurance businesses, by leveraging its management resources.」

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 25 April 2025, the Company resolved to transfer all shares of ヒトタス to its representative director, 鈴木 輝, and to lend him part of the funds required to acquire the shares. The Company made the loan and transferred all shares to him on 30 April 2025. Accordingly, from the current interim consolidated accounting period, the temporary staffing business operated by ヒトタス within the HR business has been classified as a discontinued operation.」

「Under the corporate philosophy described above, the ASIRO Group's principal business is the media business, comprising the legal media business, which provides legal and attorney-related information online by leveraging digital technologies and web marketing expertise, and the derivative media business launched from it. As it expanded these businesses, the Group accumulated networks and expertise in the attorney industry and expertise in attracting customers online. Leveraging these resources, it launched the HR business, which provides recruitment services for licensed attorneys and other professionals, in 2020, and the insurance business, which sells attorney-fee insurance through the consolidated subsidiary ASIRO Small Amount & Short-Term Insurance Co., Ltd., in 2022.」

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 18 April 2024, the Company resolved to establish a Media Business Division bringing together the Legal Media Business Division and the Derivative Media Business Division. Although legal media had previously accounted for a high proportion of revenue, the proportion attributable to derivative media has risen as its revenue has grown significantly. Accordingly, from the second quarter of the current consolidated accounting period, the reportable segment previously called the legal media-related business was renamed the media business.」

「The ASIRO Group operates primarily in the legal media business, which includes legal media targeting mainly attorneys and derivative media targeting customers other than attorneys. In addition to the legal media business, it operates the HR business, which provides recruitment services for professional personnel such as attorneys and certified public accountants, as well as administrative personnel, and the insurance business, which sells attorney-fee insurance covering part of the costs incurred when engaging an attorney.」

「In addition to its existing recruitment services, the HR business began providing temporary staffing services for administrative personnel to law firms, general companies and other customers through the consolidated subsidiary ヒトタス in November 2023.」

「The ASIRO Group operates primarily in the legal media business. It operates legal media targeting mainly attorneys, as well as derivative media targeting customers other than attorneys. In addition to the legal media business, it operates the HR business, which provides recruitment services for professional personnel such as attorneys and certified public accountants, as well as administrative personnel, and the insurance business, which sells attorney-fee insurance covering part of the costs incurred when engaging an attorney.」

「On 31 March 2023, the Group acquired all shares of Bikkore, which operates media businesses and other activities, making it a consolidated subsidiary. Bikkore operates the points website “ビッコレ” and the FX demo-trading app “ビッコレFX,” among other services.」

「Against this backdrop, the ASIRO Group operates primarily in the legal media business. It operates legal media targeting mainly attorneys, as well as derivative media targeting customers other than attorneys. In addition to the legal media business, it operates the HR business, which provides recruitment services for professional personnel such as attorneys and certified public accountants, as well as administrative personnel, and the insurance business, which sells attorney-fee insurance covering part of the costs incurred when engaging an attorney.」

「The ASIRO Group consists of ASIRO Inc. and one consolidated subsidiary, ASIRO Small Amount & Short-Term Insurance Co., Ltd. The Group's business activities and the roles of ASIRO Inc. and its affiliates in those activities are as follows.」

「From the third quarter of the current consolidated accounting period, the reportable segment previously called the Legal HR business was renamed the HR business to present its activities more appropriately, as recruitment services for certified public accountants, tax accountants and other non-attorney professionals had become fully operational and actual hires had been made outside the legal field.」

「Against this backdrop, the ASIRO Group operates primarily in the legal media business. It operates legal media targeting mainly attorneys, as well as derivative media targeting customers other than attorneys. In addition to the legal media business, it operates the Legal HR business, which primarily provides recruitment services for attorneys and other professionals.」

「Against this backdrop, the ASIRO Group operates primarily in the legal media business. It operates legal media targeting mainly attorneys, as well as derivative media targeting customers other than attorneys. In addition to the legal media business, it provides recruitment services for attorneys and other professionals through its Legal HR business.」

「The ASIRO Group operates businesses that connect the legal and attorney industries, which form part of society's infrastructure, with the internet. Specifically, its principal business is the legal media business, which provides legal and attorney-related information online by leveraging the Group's digital technologies and web marketing expertise.」

「Against this backdrop, the ASIRO Group operates primarily in the legal media business. It operates legal media targeting mainly attorneys, as well as derivative media targeting customers other than attorneys. In addition to the legal media business, it provides recruitment services for attorneys and other professionals through its Legal HR business.」