Business Trends

Daiwa Lease Establishes "Thank You Pay System," a Bonus for Colleagues Supporting Childcare Leave

2023.12.15

Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd. of the Daiwa House Group (Head office: Chuo-ku, Osaka; President: Tetsuya Kita) has announced that it will replace the work of employees who take childcare leave...

An example of collaboration between BTA2023 Grand Prize-winning companies! Talk app for single mothers and single fathers, "Pair Chill," collaborates with "mamaniere" provided by POLA

2023.12.14

- The following is from the press release - A general incorporated association (not-for-profit organization) that develops and operates a talk app for single mothers and single fathers, "Pair Chill" (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Shogo Minami)....

Sorotouch, an application for learning abacus-style mental arithmetic on a tablet, expands to the Netherlands. Courses are now available in 16 countries and regions around the world.

2023.12.11

- The following is from a press release - Digika Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Yasunobu Hashimoto, President; hereinafter referred to as Digika), the developer of abacus touch, has announced the launch of the "abacus touch" service, operated by Ranjyuku (Netherlands; Chie Arita, President)...

BTAJ2021 Grand Prize-winning paper on "Kids Doctor," an online pediatric care application, receives "Best Paper Award" from the Telemedicine Society of Japan

2023.12.07

Northstar will contribute to the development of medical care by sharing knowledge gained through online medical care - The following is from the press release - Northstar Inc.

memoridge, ICT system "Brain" provider, and MJ Corporation form a business alliance.

2023.11.06

memoridge, provided by LinkAge, and MJ, which provides Brain, an ICT system that connects children to their future, have entered into a business alliance with the aim of accelerating the spread of both services. - Below is the press release...

Benesse's nursery school Visualization of children's ability to grow and nurture each other in "cross-age childcare"; Web-based communication to those involved in childcare to improve the quality of childcare

2023.11.01

- The following is from the press release - BENESSE STYLE CARE CORPORATION (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinya Takiyama) has established the BENESSE STYLE CARE SERVICE CORPORATION (BSC), a subsidiary of BENESSE STYLE CARE, Inc. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinya Takiyama) has decided to launch the "BENESSE STYLE CARE" program in October 2023.

Gajyumaru no Ki launches a home-visit sick childcare service in October in Fukuoka's Chuo and Hakata wards, where customers can register, make reservations, and make payments via an app.

2023.09.19

With a 100% Response Guarantee, We Help You Balance Childcare and Work." https://www.kidsleaf.net/ - The following is from the press release - Effective October 1, 2023, "GK Ji...

Kokuyo's "Hello! Family." series, a brand of IoT for parents and children to watch over their children, will launch its second communication device on September 19 (Tuesday).

2023.09.15

Proposal of "Haromoni," a monitor that allows users to exchange messages with their smartphones, and "Haropochi," a button that allows users to send messages to their smartphones - The following is from a press release - KOKUYO CO.

New Development in JR East Group's Childcare Support Project "HAPPY CHILD PROJECT

2023.09.14

- The following is from the press release: z JR East Group aims to "create new value and services with people as the starting point" as stated in the Group Management Vision "Transformation 2027"....

Racine launches website creation and operation support service specialized for nursery schools and kindergartens struggling to recruit childcare workers and preschool children.

2023.08.23

Providing inexpensive website production and operation from Fukuoka to the rest of Japan - The following is from a press release - Racine Corporation (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City,...

BTA2022 Excellence Award Winner iiba Corporation Raises Funds

2023.08.17

- The following is from the press release - iiba Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / CEO: Nana Aizawa), a global venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies, has announced that Antler (Head office: Singapore, CE...

LIBERO and Codomon collaborate to create a better working environment for childcare workers by saving labor for company housing management at childcare facilities.

2023.08.09

～(Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Hidetoshi Kashima; hereafter "the Company") announced today that it has established Kodomo...

BTAJ 2019 Grand Prize Winner First Ascent Wins CES 2021 Innovation Award for New Device to Help Babies Sleep

2020.12.16

First Ascent Corporation (located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tomoyuki Hattori), winner of the BTAJ 2019 Grand Prize for its "Papatte Ikkoiku @ Baby Notebook," will be at CES 2021, the world's largest exhibition of the latest consumer electronics...

Koropyuta," winner of the BTAJ2020 Excellence Award in the Learning and Play category, begins crowdfunding.

2020.11.24

BabyTech® Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP The winner of the Excellence Award in the Learning and Playing category of DNP, "Koropyuta" from the Replug Division of T.D.S. Inc. has launched a crowdfunding...

BabyTech Award Japan 2020 powered by DNP Dai Nippon Printing

PapaSmile signs partnership with Dai Nippon Printing Co. as the title sponsor of the BabyTech® Award Japan 2020.

2020.09.17

In August 2020, DNP and Papa Smile Inc. entered into a partnership. Together, we will promote co-creation initiatives in the "BabyTech (Baby Tech)" area. In line with this, we will host the "Baby...

KICZCUBE, a picture book reading video channel, launches publishing business. Co-creation program also announced.

2020.05.18

(Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Osamu Yazawa; hereafter referred to as "e-smiley"), operator of the picture book storytelling video channel "Kitsu Chubu" (www.youtube.com/kidstube_ch), today announced that it...