Jarmec
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JARMeC (Japan Animal Referral Medical Center) is a veterinary hospital providing advanced, secondary-care medical services for dogs and cats, accepting only patients referred by primary-care ("kakaritsuke") veterinarians. The group operates specialized clinical departments for examination, diagnosis, and treatment, and partners with animal hospitals across Japan while pursuing clinical research and staff education.
Also known as Japan Animal Referral Medical Center · JARMeC · ジャーメック · 日本動物高度医療センター · 株式会社日本動物高度医療センター
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Dobutsu Kodo Iryo Center, known as JARMeC (Japan Animal Referral Medical Center), operates advanced-care (secondary-care) veterinary hospitals for dogs and cats in Japan. The company was established on 26 September 2005 and is headquartered at 2-5-8 Kuji, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, with stated capital of JPY 801,600,660. It runs four referral hospitals: the Kawasaki main hospital, the Tokyo hospital (Adachi-ku), the Nagoya hospital (Tenpaku-ku) and the Osaka hospital (Minoh), together offering up to 12 clinical departments.
JARMeC accepts only patients referred by primary-care veterinarians and does not run an emergency walk-in service; it provides year-round consultation. Facilities cited by the company include CT, MRI, radiation therapy equipment, X-ray TV, surgical microscopes, C-arm, extracorporeal circulation equipment, electromyography and electroencephalography devices, operating theatres, separate dog and cat inpatient wards, ICU and ER. The group states three organizing pillars: training of clinical and teaching personnel, clinical research aimed at advancing veterinary techniques, and delivery of advanced medicine in cooperation with primary-care hospitals. Group companies include CAMIC Corporation (Kyamikku) and Telcom Corporation.
The company is led by President and Representative Director Hidehiro Hirao, a graduate of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology with a doctorate from Gifu University, who joined the company in 2007 and became president in 2014. The board also includes directors Satoru Matsunaga and Masami Oe plus outside/audit-committee directors.
Founding story
The company was started with the aim of spreading advanced (secondary-care) veterinary medicine for dogs and cats across Japan, in response to the limited number of facilities able to provide such care and the resulting gap between need and availability. It was built from scratch as a private-sector referral hospital with a broad range of specialist departments operating 365 days a year.
Business model
The company operates referral-only hospitals that receive cases from primary-care (kakaritsuke) animal clinics, generating revenue from advanced diagnostic examinations, procedures and surgery for dogs and cats. It also runs a free "cooperating animal hospital" program under which partner clinics receive listing on JARMeC group websites, a certificate, academic and seminar information, and the ability to observe treatments and surgeries for cases they refer.
Traction
As of the end of July 2026 the group reported 4,816 cooperating animal hospitals in its partner directory, and states affiliation with more than a third of Japan's roughly 12,000 animal hospitals. It operates four hospitals with up to 12 clinical departments.
Latest developments
In April 2026 a new MRI unit entered service at the Kawasaki main hospital. Company veterinarians were announced as speakers at the 41st World Veterinary Association Congress (WVAC2026). In July 2026 the group published JARMeC NEWS vol. 21, and subsidiary CAMIC received the Tokuriki Award for a general presentation at the 51st Japanese veterinary neurology society meeting and held an award ceremony for a poster award won the previous year; an online seminar on veterinary respiratory practice was scheduled for August 2026. Management has stated plans for a full renovation of the Nagoya hospital, a new Fukuoka hospital, and development of a next-generation electronic medical record and veterinary medical intelligence platform.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
The company describes itself as the first private-sector operator designated by Japan's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as a "small animal clinical training facility" (2009) and as the first animal hospital to become a listed company in Japan (2015). It states that it is affiliated with more than one third of Japan's approximately 12,000 animal hospitals.
Positioning rests on a fully referral-based, multi-department secondary-care model operated 365 days a year, human-equivalent medical equipment, a large network of cooperating primary-care clinics, and the combination of clinical practice with staff training and clinical research.
Technology
The hospitals are equipped with human-grade imaging and treatment equipment including CT, MRI, radiation therapy systems, X-ray TV, surgical microscopes, C-arms, extracorporeal circulation devices, electromyographs and electroencephalographs, plus operating rooms, dog and cat inpatient wards, ICU and ER. A new MRI unit began operating at the Kawasaki main hospital in April 2026. The company states it is developing a next-generation electronic medical record system and a "veterinary medical intelligence platform" intended to turn accumulated case data into nationwide diagnostic support.
Go-to-market
Growth relies on the referral relationship with primary-care clinics: JARMeC recruits partner hospitals into its cooperating-hospital scheme, publishes a searchable directory of partner clinics, distributes a newsletter (JARMeC NEWS) and academic/seminar information, and presents at veterinary conferences such as the World Veterinary Association Congress and the Japanese veterinary neurology society meetings.
Dogs and cats requiring advanced diagnostics or specialist treatment, referred by their primary-care veterinary clinics; the referring animal hospitals themselves are the key channel partner and pet owners are the end customers.
Geography
Japan. Four hospitals: Kawasaki (Kanagawa, headquarters and main hospital), Tokyo (Adachi-ku), Nagoya (Tenpaku-ku, Aichi) and Osaka (Minoh). Group facilities also include CAMIC sites at Higashi-Tokyo (Edogawa-ku) and Johoku (Minami-ku, Saitama). The referral network spans all prefectures, and the company has stated plans for a new hospital in Fukuoka.
History
Established September 2005; Kawasaki main hospital opened June 2007; designated a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries "small animal clinical training facility" in March 2009, the first private operator to be so designated; Nagoya hospital opened December 2011; CAMIC Corporation made a subsidiary in January 2014; listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market in March 2015 (code 6039); CAMIC Higashi-Tokyo relocated and reopened in Edogawa-ku in June 2017; Tokyo hospital opened in Adachi-ku in January 2018; CAMIC Johoku (merging the Nerima and Saitama sites) relocated to Minami-ku, Saitama in February 2022; Telcom Corporation made a subsidiary in March 2022; moved to the TSE Growth market in April 2022; Osaka hospital opened in Minoh in June 2023.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 15
launches, deals, and filingsSubsidiary CAMIC won the Tokuriki Award for a general presentation at the 51st Japanese veterinary neurology society meeting (2026).
A new MRI unit started operating at the Kawasaki main hospital.
Transferred to the TSE Growth market following the exchange's market segment restructuring.
The company converted Telcom Corporation into a subsidiary.
The Nerima and Saitama CAMIC sites were merged into CAMIC Johoku in Minami-ku, Saitama.
Listed on the TSE Mothers market under securities code 6039; described as the first listed company operating an animal hospital in Japan.
The company converted CAMIC Corporation into a subsidiary.
Hidehiro Hirao, who joined the company in 2007, became president; he also serves as head of the clinical division and of the cardiology/respiratory and radiology/diagnostic imaging departments.
First private-sector operator designated by Japan's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as a small animal clinical training facility.
Opened its first hospital in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Dobutsu Kodo Iryo Center (JARMeC) was established.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Jarmec do?
- JARMeC is a Japanese listed operator of referral-only secondary-care veterinary hospitals for dogs and cats.
- Who are Jarmec's investors?
- Jarmec's investors include Globis Capital Partners.