| Company name | Group | Parent | Subsidiary | Customer | Supplier | Alliance | Bank | Shareholder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USEN&U-NEXT GROUP |
Established Toyo Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. with capital of 5 million yen
Establishment
Capital stock increased to 10 million yen.
Developed the world's first fully automatic coil color anodizing processing equipment (won the Top 10 Development Technology Award).
Started development of a printed wiring board manufacturing plant under contract from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now METI).
Successfully developed hard chrome plating technology for automobile engine piston rings.
Developed a computer management system and automatic settlement machine for small hotels.
Capital stock increased to 100 million yen.
Capital stock increased to 130 million yen.
Changed company name from Toyo Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. to AlmeX Co., Ltd.
Capital stock increased to 2.2525 billion yen.
Developed database management software 'Easy Call'.
Completed new headquarters building.
Developed automatic check-in/check-out system for city/business hotels.
Developed automatic reception settlement machine for hospitals and credit system for hotels.
Developed automatic reception settlement machine for golf courses and increased capital stock to 2.34525 billion yen.
Expanded new headquarters building.
Developed debit card-compatible automatic settlement machine for medical institutions.
Developed next-generation front computer system for hotels, developed new generation multimedia system for hotels, developed Peltier-type electronic silent refrigerator for medical institutions, and participated in management of S&K Co., Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
Developed VOD (Video on Demand) system for hotels.
Developed password-free credit system for hotels.
Developed multimedia system (HMS) for medical institutions and made S&K Co., Ltd. a 100% subsidiary.
Capital contribution increased to 2.36 billion yen, entered into a capital partnership with USEN Inc. and became part of the USEN Group. Through a newly established split, the Plant Engineering Division was spun off into a separate company (Almex PE Inc. established). Acquired operations from S&K Inc. and became a wholly‑owned subsidiary of USEN Inc. through a share exchange.
Merged with Sun Satellite Broadcasting Inc.
Made UMC Inc. a 100% subsidiary.
Merged with iMedia Inc., relocated headquarters to Kita‑Aoyama, acquired business from UMC Inc., and merged with S&K Inc.
Obtained ISO 9001:2008 certification (JUSE‑RA‑1936) in the development and manufacturing division, and developed tablet terminals (TTO) for restaurants.
Obtained general construction business license (Telecommunications Engineering) (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, General‑26 No. 25397), and established ALMEX SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY ASIA sdn. bhd. (ASTA).
Obtained travel agency license (Tokyo Metropolitan Governor registration of travel agency No. 3‑6895), entered into a capital and business partnership with UniRobot Inc., and launched a leisure hotel referral service for inbound Chinese tourists.
Date of registration
ASTA signed an MOU for trial implementation of a re‑entrant reception machine with Pantai Hospitals, the largest hospital group in Malaysia; released the leisure hotel introduction portal site "Loveinn Japan" for foreign visitors to Japan; and entered into a capital and business partnership with Nextpoint Inc.
The USEN‑NEXT Group was established through the management integration of our parent company USEN Inc. and U‑NEXT Inc.
Obtained PCIDSS Ver3.2 certification, a global credit card security standard; delivered the social robot "UniBo" to the front desk of the quirky hotel Hamamatsucho; partnered with Taiwan's FunNow for store reservation services; transitioned to a quality management system QMS (ISO 9001:2015); relocated headquarters to Meguro; signed a strategic partnership agreement with Expedia Group, one of the world's largest travel platforms; the simple lodging management system "innto" won the 2018 Good Design Award; and established ALMEX WAY.
Developed the next‑generation reception machine "Sma‑pa TERMINAL" with facial recognition; obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for the information security management system (acquired by the planning, development, manufacturing, operation, and maintenance departments); and launched a Chinese QR payment service on the Smart KIOSK (automatic checkout machine).
Reiwa 2 (2020)
Developed the online qualification verification‑compatible, facial recognition‑enabled card reader "Myna Touch".
Developed the contactless temperature measurement and facial recognition AI camera "Cyphy‑Gate".
Reiwa reforms (Enterprise Transformation).
Five‑division system (abolition of the business division system, establishment of a planning division, integration of development and R&D divisions).
Almex and ASTA were selected as "Top Travel and Hospitality Solution Providers in APAC 2022".
Expanded the KIOSK Factory platform "FIT‑A" into the veterinary hospital market.
Registered June 28 (the founding date of 1966/6/28) as "Techno Hospitality Day".
Changed the company name to U‑NEXT HOLDINGS, our parent company.
Change of corporate name to USEN-ALMEX
Developed a desktop self-checkout 'FIT-B NEXT' for clinics
USEN-ALMEX Co., Ltd. will exhibit at the Leisure Hotel Fair 2026 and Leisure & Service Industry Exhibition 2026, held at Tokyo Big Sight on November 5-6. It will showcase and provide information on Trip.com-integrated 'Happy Hotel Reservation' and 'USEN-MEO', QR code payments, and palm authentication service 'Gen-pa', among others.
At present, no personal information leakage or service disruptions due to unauthorized access or cyber attacks have been confirmed. Our group regards information security as one of the most important management issues, and, recognizing the risks, we are working to improve security levels and implement various countermeasures, and will continue to do so in the future.
USEN-ALMEX Co., Ltd. made personnel changes effective October 1, 2026. Masato Okuma became executive vice president, while Masashi Onogi and Kenjiro Hama each assumed new positions.
USEN-ALMEX Co., Ltd. will exhibit at the HOKKAIDO 2026 Tourism, Hotel and Food Service Expo at Access Sapporo on October 7–8. It will present hotel solutions to reduce lobby and front desk congestion and streamline check-in, including PreCheck-in for online procedures and the W hotel property management system.
USEN-ALMEX Co., Ltd. will exhibit at the 9th Medical Japan Tokyo, to be held at Makuhari Messe from Wednesday, October 7 to Friday, October 9, 2026.
USEN-ALMEX Co., Ltd. will exhibit at the 7th Clinic EXPO Tokyo, part of the 9th Medical Japan Tokyo, to be held at Makuhari Messe (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) from Wednesday, October 7 to Friday, October 9. The exhibition booth is Clinic EXPO [15-2]. We sincerely look forward to your visit.
USEN-ALMEX carried out an organizational restructuring effective September 1, newly establishing, renaming and transferring several departments. Main changes include establishing the Marketing Strategy Division, renaming the Performance Management Department to the Business Management Department, and transferring the Planning Department to the Corporate Strategy Headquarters. In personnel changes, Hirohiro Endo took a new position, but his former position is unknown.
ALMEXBlog published an article on the benefits and challenges of introducing cashless payment aimed at streamlining reception work at medical institutions. The article was published on August 24, 2026 and explains the effects and cautions of introducing cashless payment at medical institutions. The article focuses on improving medical institutions' workflows and patient service.
USEN-ALMEX Co., Ltd. notified customers who have already adopted it of the integration and revision of the ALMEX Payment System terms of use. The new terms apply from July 28, 2026 and are integrated with the existing terms of use. Details can be checked on the official site.
USEN-ALMEX Co., Ltd. integrated the ALMEX Payment System terms of use and changed the name, in line with expanded support for cashless payment. Through the integration, the previous credit-card-only terms are abolished and replaced with comprehensive terms covering all cashless payments. Merchants will incur no new procedures or costs, and the content of the services currently used will not be affected.