C O N T A C T

OUR PHILOSOPHY


Ever since ASTEM was founded, we have placed great importance on providing a place where dreams and emotion can flourish through communication tools, keeping the concept of bettering society through technology as our touchstone. Relying on our management philosophies of creating customer-oriented products, taking on cutting-edge technology, improving our specialized skills, promoting organized management systems, and actualizing the happiness of our employees, we do our utmost in every aspect of our work.

Throughout ASTEM’s history, we have gained a wealth of experience in planning many kinds of events, all of which are cost-effective. Whether it is planning year-round events for local governments, corporations, or schools, managing academic conferences, or engaging with large- and small-scale social welfare programs, all of our work is characterized by our close relationships with the community. We offer one-stop service in both Osaka and Tokyo–everything from the selection of a venue to the production of promotional materials by our designers, to the planning, construction, and implementation of a website, to management on the day of an event.

Our specialty lies in projects involving information accessibility. ASTEM provides real-time Japanese and English subtitles at both local and international conferences and stands unrivaled when it comes to the addition of captions, sign language interpretation, and audio descriptions to pre-existing video content. ASTEM also sells the receiver for Listen With Your Eyes TV programs called Eye Dragon 4, intended for audiences who are deaf or have hearing disabilities. We also carry a receiver called TV You Can Listen To Radio, for customers who are blind or otherwise have difficulties seeing. Right after the designated management system was created and implemented by the Japanese government, we were entrusted with the management of various facilities, such as arts and culture centers, public halls, lifelong learning centers, and history and ethnic customs museums.

Corporate Profile


Company Name ASTEM Co.,Ltd.
Established December 1974
Corporate Representatives Representative Director TOYOKI OSHIMA
Capital Stock 60,000,000 yen
Current Employees 87
Head Office STAR-PORT, 2-7-12 HIGASHITEMMA, KITA-KU OSAKA, 530-0044, JAPAN
TEL.06-6242-6681 (Main)
FAX.06-6242-6631
Osaka Technical Center 1-15-17 NAKASHINKAI, HIGASHI-OSAKA, OSAKA, 578-0911, JAPAN
TEL.072-962-8851
FAX.072-962-8852
Eye Dragon Customer Support STAR-PORT, 2-7-12 HIGASHITEMMA, KITA-KU OSAKA, 530-0044, JAPAN
TEL.06-6242-6681 (Main)
FAX.06-6242-6631
Tokyo Branch 1-28-8 NEW SENDAGAYA 502, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO, 151-0051, JAPAN
TEL.03-6804-1433
FAX.03-6804-1434
License and Qualifications Type II Carrier Telecommunications Business E-5-3432
Registration as a Radio Station Inspection Operator 2 Kin-No.0014
Affiliates Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Cultural Subcommittee
Kansai-Osaka 21 Century Association
Kinki Information Communication Conference
KANBUKYO Kansai Stage Television Techno & Art Co-operatives
Osaka C-STEP (Career Support & Talent Enhancement Plaza)
TTC (Telecommunications Technology Committee) IPTV Accessibility Consortium
Nippon Display Federation
DSA Japan Design Space Association

Company History


1974 Dec. Established the basis for current Production Department
1978 Apr. Established Planning Department
1979 June Established Video Production Department
1987 Dec. Conversion to Stock Company
1988 Sept. Established Hall Management Department within the Production Department
Entrusted with the technical management of Minoh City Maple Hall and 5 other public facilities.
Nov. Established Tokyo Office
1989 Jan. Established Mihara Center
1991 July Established new Satellite Communications Division
1996 Mar. Capital stock increased from 20 million yen to 48 million yen
1998 Apr. Licensed as a general construction business (telecommunications construction business) by the Governor of Osaka Prefecture (General-10) No. 108300
June Acquired International Satellite License
July Registered as a Radio Station Inspection Operator
1999 Mar. Head office moved to current building
Dec. Satellite Earth Station Opened
2001 May Received the 29th Japan ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Universal Accessibility Award
2002 Apr. Began telephone relay service as a Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications grant program
2003 Apr. Designation of Eye Dragon 2 (the special receiver for Hear With Your Eyes TV programs intended for persons with hearing disabilities) as a daily living aid for persons with physical disabilities.
2004 Dec. Established new multifunctional digital satellite relay vehicle
2006 May Entrusted with designated management of Daito City Lifelong Learning Center (currently in its 4th management term.)
2008 Apr. Entrusted with designated management of Daito City Arts and Culture Center (Thirty Hall) (currently in its 4th management term)
2011 Dec. Entrusted with designated management of Daito City History and Sports Interactivity Center (currently in its 3rd management term)
2011 Entrusted with the development of the “TV You Can Listen To Radio” for use by those who are blind and/or visually disabled, by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s Independence Support Project for Persons with Disabilities.
2012 Dec. Entrusted with the management of Ibaraki City Lifelong Learning Center (Kirameki)
2014 Oct. Technical specifications regarding accessibility for IPTV were proposed as “H.IPTV-ACC Prof” to the specialized branch of the United Nations known as the TTC (Telecommunications Technology Committee)
2015 Oct. Received formal endorsement for “H.IPTV-ACC Prof” as the international standard ITU-T H.702 (the world’s first technical specification for IPTV accessibility), and was recommended to member countries.
2016 Apr. Entrusted with designated management of Neyagawa City Regional Exchange Center (AruKas Hall)
Oct. Recognized and commended by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the “best application/company in the public sector”
Nov. ITU-T H.702 received the certification of the national standard and was recognized as JT-H702 by the TTC.
2017 Jan. The “Verification Survey with the Private Sector for Disseminating Japanese Technologies for Information Infrastructure for Safety and Security of Persons with Inadequate Access to TV Broadcasting” was adopted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Mar. Capital stock increased from 48 million yen to 60 million yen.
2019 Apr. Entrusted with the management of the multipurpose hall (Hello Hall) at Doshisha University, Kyotanabe Campus.

Access


Osaka Head Office


Directions

Approximately 3 minutes walk from Osaka-temmangu Station exit 9
*The Minami-Morimachi Station on the Sakaisuji Line (subway) / Tanimachi Line and Osaka-Temmangu Station on the JR Tozai Line are connected by an underground passage.

Tokyo Branch


Directions

5 minutes walk from Sendagaya Station on the Chuo-Sobu Line.
5 minutes walk from Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line.
6 minutes walk from Kitasando Station on the Tokyo Metro Futokushin Line.
7 minutes walk from Yoyogi Station on the Chuo-Sobu Line.