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ONESTRUCTION CEO says unexpected job placement helped shape his business
Daiki Nishioka leads ONESTRUCTION, a startup based in Tottori, Japan, that provides data services for the construction industry.
The company uses artificial intelligence to help move construction work into digital systems.
Nishioka says he wanted to start a business as a teenager and founded one at age 22 while at university.
He later joined Recruit, where he experienced working both as an entrepreneur and as an employee.
He was assigned to a department he had not wanted, but says the experience helped his later business and its growth.
ONESTRUCTION is now working to expand construction technology overseas, including in India, and Nishioka’s interview is available as a podcast.
ONESTRUCTION CEO Daijō Nishioka says an assignment to a department he had not wanted helped shape his later entrepreneurship and business growth.
The Tottori City startup uses artificial intelligence to advance digitalisation in the construction industry.
Nishioka says he wanted to start a business as a teenager and founded one at age 22 while at university.
He later joined Recruit, experiencing life as both a company employee and a business owner.
ONESTRUCTION is promoting construction digital transformation and pursuing overseas markets, including India.
- Who
- Daijō Nishioka, CEO of ONESTRUCTION.
- What
- He said an unexpected job placement became a source of learning for his entrepreneurship and business growth.
- When
- The interview was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- ONESTRUCTION is based in Tottori City, Japan.
- Why
- Nishioka said the experience helped shape his later entrepreneurship and business growth.
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It was a placement lottery
Nishioka says he decided he wanted to start a business.
He founded a business while at university.
He joined Recruit and experienced life as both an employee and a business owner.
He is promoting construction digital transformation and pursuing overseas markets, including India.
- Company
- ONESTRUCTION
- Headquarters
- Tottori City, Japan
- CEO
- Daijō Nishioka
- Founding age
- 22, while at university
- Technology
- Artificial intelligence for construction industry digitalisation
- Overseas markets
- India, among others
Sources
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