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Akachan Honpo" vending machines are installed in obstetrics and gynecology clinics for the first time in Kanto! Maternity and baby items can be purchased at any time during hospitalization.

2024.12.11

-Introduced at "OB/GYN Sugawara Hospital" in Saitama Prefecture - The following is from a press release - KACHAN HONPO CORPORATION (https://www.akachan.jp), headquartered in Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, November 13, 2024...

First Ascent donates "ainenne" bed light to certified non-profit organization "Kids Door" to help babies fall asleep.

2024.12.05

As part of the "Kodomannaka" action promoted by the Agency for Children and Families - The following is from a press release - First Ascent Corporation (Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoyuki Hattori; hereinafter "the Company"), a Japanese...

Poppins Expands "Conference Childcare" Service. Making "academic conferences with children" a standard in Japan during the fall academic conference season.

2024.10.31

- The following is from a press release - Poppins Family Care's Poppins Nanny Service, a subsidiary of Poppins Corporation (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and Group CEO: Maiko Todoroki), is offering a nationwide...

Likenalisys and Tokyo Eagle Chemical begin collaboration on sales development of hanana-an®, an AI noon-sleep monitoring service for daycare centers.

2024.10.31

(Representative Director: Toshiyuki Ozeki, Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) and Tokyo Eagle Chemical Corporation (Representative Director: Shiro Motohashi, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) have started collaboration as business partners on October 21. - Below is the press...

[Toysub! ×x Keio University Joint Research] Scientific Clarification of the Influence of Appropriate Use of Educational Toys on Children's Growth

2024.10.24

~Evaluation Using the Childcare Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3) Demonstrates Improvement in the Quality of the Environment for Raising Children~ - The following is from the press release - Educational Toy Subscription Service for Preschoolers "Toysub! ...

icuco begins collaboration with Studio Alice "egao

2024.10.24

- The following is from a press release issued by icuco, which is a subsidiary of Studio Alice, a leading egao provider (Head office: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, President: Yoichi Yanase, hereinafter "icuco").

MIXI's "Mimete Mimamori GPS" forms a business alliance with Keikyu Electric Railway Co.

2024.10.16

～MIXI Corporation (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and Senior Executive Officer, CEO: Kimura ... - The following is from a press release - MIXI Corporation (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and Senior Executive Officer, CEO: Kimura ...

Nissan adds "Mada Iruyo" function to the INTELLIGENT PUPPET Iruyo concept model, a child-minding support robot, to prevent accidents caused by leaving children unattended in the car.

2024.09.19

New "Madaillo" Feature Content Released - The following is from a press release - Akachan Honpo Co. https://www.akachan.jp (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan), a 2024...

Joint present campaign by two companies for a chance to win a set of digital photo album "OmoideBako" and "SHARUMA PRINT" coupons by drawing.

2024.09.10

- The following is from the press release - Buffalo Corporation (headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture; Hiroyuki Maki, President; hereinafter "Buffalo"), a member of the Melco Holdings (TSE 6676) Group, ...

Free medical consultation service in the Akachanhonpo app "Fast Doctor with Akachanhonpo" to begin demonstration experiment.

2024.09.03

- The following is from the press release - From Thursday, August 15, 2024, Akachan Honpo Co.

Likenalysis and Kataguruma begin collaboration for sales development of hana-an®, an AI noon-sleep monitoring service for daycare centers.

2024.08.30

- The following is from a press release - Likenalysis K.K. (President: Toshiyuki Ozeki, Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) and Kataguruma Corporation (President/CEO: Hironobu Otake, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) are pleased to announce that Likenalysis K.K. has ...

Unifa Enters into Series E Round and Capital and Business Alliance with MIXI

2024.08.29

～Unipha Corporation (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan), a company that solves social issues related to childcare and child-rearing through the power of technology, announced today that it has raised a total of ¥500 million in new funding, bringing the total amount of funds raised through equity to ¥9.3 billion....

Enpay, a cashless and DX-enabled payment collection system, and the childcare management system "UEEBU SAKURA" begin API linkage.

2024.07.18

～ The following is from the press release - Fintech x SaaS platform "e...

Growthvalu's "skimama," a work-at-home support school for mothers, is born.

2024.07.08

- The following is from the press release - Growthvalue Inc. launched a work-at-home support school for mothers in February 2024 and has received a high level of satisfaction from the beginning. skimama Business Manager...

BTA2023 Grand Prize-winning educational toy subscribing operator Trana partners with Kumon Publishing to launch corporate subscribing service.

2024.07.01

～Trana, Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan), operator of the educational toy subscription service for preschoolers, "ToySub! (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan), operator of the educational toy subscription service for preschoolers, Toys "R" Us, Inc.

Sakura Craypas Announces Results of Joint Research with Tamagawa University on "Verification of 'Picture Book Reading' between Generative AI and Humans".

2024.06.28

- The following is from the press release - Sakura Craypas Corporation (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; President: Hikoshiro Nishimura; hereinafter "Sakura Craypas") announces that on March 2-3, 2024, at Kumamoto University, Japan Educational ...