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- IDEA Consultants, Inc. (9768.T) provides integrated consultancy services for social infrastructure development and environmental conservation projects primarily in Japan. The company operates through four main segments: environmental consulting, encompassing planning, design, surveys, analysis, predictive assessments, and weather forecasting; construction consulting, covering planning, design, surveys, analysis, and execution management for infrastructure such as river improvements, flood control, bridges, and embankments; information systems, involving development, construction, maintenance, and operation of disaster protection systems like flood forecasting and river monitoring; and real estate, focused on property leasing. Founded in May 1953 as Japan's first private-sector weather forecasting firm and formally established in September 1968, IDEA Consultants maintains its head office in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, with extensive domestic branch offices across Japan including Osaka, Okinawa, Sapporo, and Fukushima, alongside research centers such as the Institute of Environmental Ecology and Food and Life-Science Laboratory; overseas, it operates offices in London, United Kingdom, and Bogor, Indonesia, an R&D center in Thailand, and consolidated subsidiaries like Shin-Nippon Environmental Research Co., Ltd. and IDEA (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. The company serves major clients including Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of the Environment, and private enterprises, contributing to sustainable development through services in environmental assessment, nature restoration, organic trace chemical analysis, life sciences, and infrastructure management across more than 60 countries. IDEA Consultants resulted from the 2006 merger with NIKKEN Consultants, Inc., expanding its scope from pioneering environmental work to comprehensive social infrastructure solutions, with no major acquisitions, funding rounds, or strategic shifts reported in the last 1-2 years as of late 2025.