Interview】"babycare+" & "babycare+ch," a portal site for cross-disciplinary use of baby tech and unlimited access to over 100 short videos useful for childcare

2022.03.09

First Ascent, the company behind "Papatto Ikko" and "ainenne," has launched a new brand, "babycare+." From now on, all of the company's services can be used across the board with the "babycare+ ID." The babycare+ channel...

First Ascent launches "babaycare+ch," a web service that allows users to view more than 100 short videos on childcare supervised by experts. A free ID registration campaign worth a total of 1 million yen is also launched.

2022.03.08

First Ascent, one of the leading companies in the Japanese baby tech scene, has released a new brand "babycare+" based on the concept of "peace of mind for child rearing.

Pigeon launches the "# Flexible Childcare Life Project" idea campaign on March 9, "Breastfeeding Day," to help people value both childcare and themselves.

2022.03.04

Pigeon, winner of the Grand Prize in the Breastfeeding and Eating category of BTAJ 2019, has launched an idea campaign in honor of March 9, Breastfeeding Day. In addition, a new electric breast pump with a new LED display and rechargeable battery was launched last month...

Kids Doctor" application to be installed as a good-luck charm in case of sudden illness or injury of a child.

2022.03.03

The new app provides "how to deal with basic child health problems/home care contents," "chat consultation with specialists," "online medical care," and "nighttime house calls" all in one app! The number of consultation services for children's health is decreasing, and the hurdles for hospital visits are increasing for new coronas...

First Ascent and the National Center for Child Health and Development publish results of joint research online in The Journal of Pediatrics, an American medical journal, visualizing child development from big data on 16,627 childcare data.

2022.03.03

First Ascent, a leader in baby tech services and devices in Japan, has compared the developmental milestones of babies recorded longitudinally through its Papatte Ikkoiku@Baby Notebook app with data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the World Health Organization, and found a general agreement...

Sen Corporation launches online album production tool "Yes Cheese! Album" service for photography businesses.

2022.03.02

Sen Corporation has launched "Yes Cheese. Album," an online graduation album production tool for preschools and kindergartens! Album", an online production tool for graduation albums for preschools and kindergartens, Sen Corporation has established a system and support structure for photography studios and other photography businesses and has launched the service. Photography businesses are able to use the system and support system for their photo...

Papa ninaru, an application that fosters father's awareness from the pregnancy stage and facilitates communication between husband and wife.

2022.03.01

The app is linked to a dedicated app for mothers, and is designed to promote communication between married couples.

With akachanhonpo's initiatives won the "HAPPY WOMAN AWARD 2022 for SDGs" in the corporate category. With BabyTech also working to solve social issues.

2022.02.25

As a platinum sponsor of BTAJ2021, Akachan Honpo is working to realize a society where people can have and raise children with peace of mind by solving social issues that can be seen from "life with babies" as a comprehensive support company for child-rearing. The...

Codomon conducted a survey on the use of online training at daycare centers. 80% of the responding facilities have used the service, and the range of topics covered has expanded, leading to increased motivation for learning.

2022.02.24

Codomon, which boasts a high market share in childcare ICT services, conducted a survey on the use of online childcare training among childcare facilities nationwide that are using the service. More than 80% have used online training, and another 95% found it useful. Location...

eSmiley, in cooperation with the local community, opened a social school "Wow. Quest" to learn about society and develop "exploration skills" using the "city" as a theme! Quest" physical store opened.

2022.02.22

eSmiley, which has been involved in a variety of activities such as Kizuchubu, a video storytelling program, and SDGs picture books, has organized a "social experience" program for elementary school students in collaboration with local facilities and stores...

Unifa revamps the "Face Recognition System" for its comprehensive childcare ICT service "Lukumi. Unipha has developed a unique system that specializes in infant faces and uses deep learning technology.

2022.02.22

Unifa's award-winning childcare ICT service, Lukumi, has received numerous awards, including the BTAJ 2019 Childcare ICT category. One of its founding businesses, Lukumi Photo, has taken the face recognition technology used to sort children's photos and integrated it with a third-party system....

Fami-One creates and releases free of charge a list of "FY2022 Medical Fee Revisions" related to infertility treatment, in response to requests from those engaged in fertility treatment.

2022.02.18

Fami One, Inc., which provides "famione," a fertility concierge service utilizing LINE, winner of the BTAJ2020 Fertility and Pregnancy Category Grand Prize, has announced that insurance coverage for infertility treatment from April 2022 will cover treatment/fees for "actual...

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Demonstration Event - Baby Tech Fest in Odawara - We want to know! I want you to know! New Child Rearing

2022.02.17

On Sunday, February 13, 2022, "Odawara City Demonstration Event - Baby Tech" was held at Odawara Innovation Lab in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, co-hosted by EY ShinNihon LLC, and supported by Odawara City, Odakyu Electric Railway Company and J:COM Seisho...

au Jibun Bank" started to open a virtual branch on February 9, 2012!

2022.02.10

au Jibun Bank is going to start a virtual exhibit in "Manebu," a work experience and money mechanism learning app for young children. The participation of a bank in a money learning app means that the contents for deeper understanding have been expanded. Let's press for more details...

Go Visions held "SOZOW Fest - Shigoto Edition" where children from more than 100 families could encounter 12 different jobs online, including Vocalo P, doctor, pilot, and more.

2022.02.02

SOZOW, an online learning center for elementary and junior high school students operated by Go Visions, of which Mr. Kosukegawa, who appeared in our interview with the father business owner, is the representative director, has launched "S...

KIKASETE," a BTAJ2021 Excellence Award-winning application, will launch its popular annual project, "Original Picture Books Written by Celebrities," on February 1, 2010.

2022.02.01

KIKASETE, a picture book application provided by Avirity Information, Inc. that won the BabyTech® Award Japan 2021 Excellence Prize in the Learning and Play category, has been holding a popular annual project called "KIKASETE: Original...