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Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Developed the world's first automated driving technology platform. Working with local authorities/companies suffering from driver shortages while structuring the sharing and provision of the world's latest technology.

Teir4 Inc.

Mr Shinpei Kato, Representative Director and CEO​

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In response to the increasing number of traffic accidents caused by dementia and other factors, and the increasing number of elderly people with mobility difficulties in municipalities with declining and depopulating populations, a platform called Autowear has been developed to update everything related to the world's most advanced automated driving at any time. It is the world's first system to share and provide the latest information on automated driving, including the latest sensors from around the world. Demonstration projects have already been carried out in more than 40 locations in Japan. In Shiojiri City, the platform is being implemented in collaboration with the local government and mapping information company ISUN Technology, and has been highly rated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as the best example of collaboration with a local government in the field of automated driving in Japan. The company is already co-creating self-driving EVs with major car manufacturers such as Suzuki. Highly rated for technology, innovation, deployability and inclusiveness

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TIER IV, Inc. (tier4.jp)

​   医療・ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Digital Minister

Award 

Treatment Apps to Improve Sleep Disorders and Blockchain Clinical Trials to Reduce Drugs and Achieve Sustainable Healthcare

SUSMED Corporation

Mr. Taro Ueno, CEO and Representative Director

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CEO Ueno, a physician, has developed Japan's first application and technology to blockchain clinical trials to treat and improve modern diseases such as depression and schizophrenia with insomnia, which are increasing with age and rapidly growing in the corporate world, as well as sleep disorders. He aims to improve quality of life and drastically reduce medical costs by drastically reducing the use of prescription drugs that affect the human body through long-term use, such as sleep-inducing drugs. Japan is the world's most sleep-deprived nation, with annual economic losses amounting to 15 trillion yen, and since lack of sleep leads to metabolic syndrome and dementia, the application is already being reimbursed and used as a medical device, and it is hoped that more psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine departments will “prescribe” the application. Both innovation, technology, deployability, and sustainability are highly rated.

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サスメド株式会社 | SUSMED, Inc

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ヘルスケア部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award​

             Excellence Award

Development of a wearable with high heart rate measurement accuracy using silver threads, utilising Nishijin textiles! Contributing to the succession of the traditional textile business
 

Mitsufuji Corporation     

Mr Ayumu Mitudera, CEO

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From Kyoto! From Nishijin weaving to IOT, a heart rate wearable was developed using tradition. Using the unique silk properties of Nishijin weaving, a silver thread was developed that is high quality and highly conductive to the pulse. It was successfully linked to wearables on the wrist and clothing to manage accurate heartbeats on a smartphone. This development was highly regarded worldwide as difficult and valuable intellectual property. It also contributed to the succession of the business of the local Nishijin textile industry and was highly regarded for solving multiple problems in the super-aged society. The company is developing complex technologies and has received many enquiries from overseas, and is now being applied in multiple ways, such as in tent fabrics to block radio waves for the US military. The company was highly rated for its technology, originality, innovation, sustainability and deployability.

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ミツフジ株式会社 | 生体情報で、人間の未知を編みとく【AGposs, hamon】 - hamon band (mitsufuji.co.jp)

フィンテック・インシュアテック部門

 Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Excellence Award

First in Japan! Solving the social problem of lonely deaths and elderly people not being able to rent a house 

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YAMORI Corporation

 Mr Shotaro Fujisawa, CEO

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As the number of one-person households and lonely deaths increases, only 4% of all estate agents rent out homes to the elderly. To solve the social problem of the increasing number of elderly people on waiting lists for rented accommodation, the system uses high-performance sensors to look after the elderly and works with Aioi Insurance to provide insurance for as little as 2,000 yen per month. There are many elderly people on waiting lists who cannot rent a house, especially in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with more than 1,000 people in Tokyo alone, more than the number of children on waiting lists for nursery schools. As the number of single-person households will account for 40% of all households by 2040, the way of looking after them is being questioned, and the fact that this has been achieved at the lowest price at this stage was also highly evaluated for both its inclusiveness and deployability. Inclusiveness and deployability were also highly evaluated.

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株式会社ヤモリ | 運営会社 (yamori.co.jp)

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ヘルスケア・介護部門 

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Award of Excellence

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World's first! A fully automatic, all-teeth toothbrush that brushes teeth without the need to use your hands.

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Genix Corporation
Mr Gen Sakaeda, President and Representative Director

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From Waseda University!　The world's first all-tooth toothbrush developed by a PhD student at Waseda University. This is an initiative to reduce the burden of toothbrushing on both carers and patients, who need to brush their teeth every day in both nursing homes and at home. The toothbrush also has an oral massaging effect and improves the function of carers whose swallowing function has deteriorated. The product has already received enquiries from Hong Kong, Singapore and other ASEAN countries, and has been highly evaluated for its uniqueness, expandability and versatility. Toothbrushes for disabled children and pets are also under development. As of December 2023, the company is in the process of demonstrating oral care for people with disabilities with Showa University, and has received orders from manufacturers with whom it has collaborated, and is highly regarded.

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株式会社Genics

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地方創生・まちつくり部門

Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award

Award of Excellence

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Immunity and Frailty Prevention AI x Bridging the Digital Divide for the Elderly

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NTT DOCOMO, Inc.　

 Smart Life Company

Ms Miki Nambu, General Manager, Healthcare Services Dept.

As an application to prevent frailty, which can be described as a national disease, the app was recognised for its innovative initiatives, including the ability for AI to alert users who have become pre-frail and the ability to measure immunity. In collaboration with local authorities, the system is being demonstrated with SOMPO Holdings' outing platform for seniors as a solution, in addition to residents walking and turning it into a point system. The inclusivity, technology, deployability unique to the carrier and the uniqueness of co-creation, which also bridges the digital divide for seniors in collaboration with 130 municipalities nationwide, were highly evaluated. In the future, the company is expanding its market share in various regions to work with urban OSs in the Digital Rural City concept.

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topics_230508_00.pdf (docomo.ne.jp)

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