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TSUCHIYA has four business resources, including overseas business, aviation business, and environmental business, with its roots in the civil engineering business and domestic construction business as its mainstay. The role of TSUCHIYA is to "inherit and take on challenges. The foresight of Tomoyoshi Tsuchiya, Chairman and President, has built TSUCHIYA, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary. What is the reason why TSUCHIYA, a company that has never stopped growing, is now holding an accelerator program? What is the appeal of co-creating with "TSUCHIYA" for start-ups? We interviewed Mr. Ryoichi Masuda, Managing Director and Executive Officer. # Recruitment #TSUCHIYA # Accelerator Program # Interview # Open Innovation # Startups # Co-Creation # Collaboration #CrewwGrowth #Creww # The Great Challenge Age #CrewwGrowth

RIX, which celebrates 115 years in business in 2022, will hold an accelerator program in August 2023. RIX, which has supported manufacturing sites with its unique products and services while responding to changes in uncertain times, what led it to hold its first program and what it expects from co-creation with startups? We interviewed Mr. Taku Yasui, President and CEO of RIX Corporation. # RIX # Accelerator Program # Co-Creation # Startup # Maker Trading Company #Creww # Creating an Era of Great Challenges

Hamamatsu City has been involved in various demonstration experiments with startups since FY2028, involving the local government departments in charge of various fields in order to solve local issues together with startups from all over the country. Utilizing this know-how, the three cities in the Enshu region, Kosai City and Fukuroi City, which are in close proximity to each other, have decided to jointly conduct a demonstration experiment support project for startups starting this fiscal year. What are the advantages for startups and what kind of future will be brought about by the joint efforts of the three cities? We interviewed Hitoshi Yonemura, Director of the Startup Promotion Division, Industry Department of Hamamatsu City, Takahiro Kudo, Director of the Industrial Promotion Division, Industry Department of Kosai City, and Yoshiyasu Hirooka, Director of the Industrial Future Division, Industry Department of Fukuroi City. # Recruitment # Hamamatsu City # Kosai City # Fukuroi City # Shizuoka Prefecture # Accelerator Program # Accelerator Interview # Open Innovation # Startup #CrewwGrowth # Great Challenge Age Creating the #Creww

The Carbon Recycle Fund, a general incorporated association created for the purpose of building a carbon-circulating society, is a "GAP fund" that does not ask for the returns necessary for seed/early stage startups, funded by donations from the private sector. As a "GAP fund" that does not ask for any returns, the Carbon Recycle Fund provides grants to researchers (research teams) from universities, companies, and other organizations that are trying to innovate toward the realization of a carbon-circulating society. We interviewed Mr. Jun Kashima, Deputy General Manager of the Innovation Department, about the grant activities held by the organization. # Recruitment # Carbon Recycling Fund # Accelerator Program # Interviews # Open Innovation # Startups #CrewwGrowth # Making the Great Challenge Era #Creww

Open Innovation Interview] "Nearby and Convenient" Seven-Eleven Japan is indispensable in daily life. As the social environment has changed dramatically and people's values and lifestyles have diversified, the role that Seven-Eleven Japan should play has also diversified. To this end, Seven-Eleven Japan is holding an accelerator to solve social issues through co-creation with startups, as it did in the previous fiscal year! We interviewed Mr. Masayuki Fukakura, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Planning Division, Seven-Eleven Japan Co. # Recruitment # Seven-Eleven Japan # Accelerator Program # Interview # Open Innovation # Startup #CrewwGrowth #Creww # Creating the Era of Great Challenges

Open Innovation Interview] IDOM, Inc., operator of the well-known used car trading company Gulliver, will launch the "Gulliver Accelerator Program 2022" on October 24, 2022. With the theme of developing a new concept store that provides a new purchasing experience and creates the value of cars that add color to people's lives, the company has prepared 20,000 tsubo of land in the Kanto region and hopes to work with startups to create a new venue. Specifically, what kind of concept is being envisioned? We interviewed Mr. Norio Miki, Team Leader of the Corporate Strategy Office of IDOM Co. #Gulliver #IDOM # Startup # Accelerator Program #CrewwGrowth #Creww # Create an era of great challenges

Open Innovation Interview] OTICS automotive parts are used in many vehicle models, responding to demands for higher output, lower fuel consumption, and lower emissions with aggressive technological proposals and high-precision quality. Meanwhile, OTICS, which is working on "decarbonization" corporate management toward the goal of becoming "carbon neutral by 2050," a goal set by more than 120 countries and regions, is hosting its first accelerator program. OTICS is now accepting applications from a wide range of startups for collaboration proposals that can take advantage of its extensive development experience and production technology capabilities, as well as ideas that can contribute to the conservation of the natural environment, society, and local communities. We interviewed Mr. Mamoru Okumura, Manager, TQM Management Strategy Office, Business Administration Division, OTICS Corporation, about the corporate culture of OTICS, winner of the Deming Prize, the background of the accelerator program, the appeal of the program that cannot be conveyed only by the application page, and the thoughts of the people involved in the program. #OTICS # Automotive # Carbon Neutral # Accelerator Program # Collaboration # Startup # Deming Prize #CrewwGrowth #Creww # Create an Era of Great Challenge

Dynamic Map Infrastructure Corporation, with its absolute technology to replicate the real world in digital space, has "cm"-grade high-precision 3D data, and its products, which are key elements in automated mobility, are already deployed globally. The accelerator program, which is a key project of the Digital Agency, is now being held. We are looking for co-creation proposals that utilize "spatial ID" to create use cases that combine real and cyber space. We spoke with Yoji Mochizuki, Manager, Business Development Section 2, Business Division 2 and PMO of the Spatial ID Project, Dynamic Map Infrastructure Co. # Dynamic Map Infrastructure # Digital Twin # Spatial ID # Digital Agency # Mirror World # Accelerator Program # Co-Creation #Creww # Create the Age of Great Challenges

Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare, under the corporate slogan "Fit for You, Your Partner in Creating Healthy Lifestyles," offers a number of over-the-counter drug brands that are familiar to people's lives, including the painkiller "Loxonin," the cold remedy "Lulu," and the scratch medicine "Makiron. Daiichi Sankyo Health Care Co. The company also offers a variety of other products, including the Minon skincare brand for sensitive skin and oral care products. In order to contribute to a wider range of healthcare and lifestyle improvement, the company has decided to implement an accelerator program in search of ideas and technologies that cannot be conceived by a pharmaceutical company alone. Specifically, what kind of startups are you looking forward to collaborating with? We spoke with Ken Matsuo of the company's Corporate Planning Department and Ami Furuichi of the Product Planning Office. # Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare # Accelerator Program # Interview # Open Innovation # Startups #CrewwGrowth #Creww # Create an Era of Great Challenges

Open Innovation Interview] The Toyota Mobility Fund, a general incorporated association, has launched "Make a More PROJECT," an idea contest to realize a "better mobility society! Individuals and organizations working in diverse fields should compete with their ideas and solutions, and depending on their efforts, there should be a mechanism to increase the amount of funds to support their activities. The theme of the contest is "Fun & Safety - Safe and most enjoyable experience. We interviewed Mr. Fukuda of the Toyota Mobility Fund and Mr. Kumakubo, representative of Ebisu Circuit in Fukushima Prefecture, to learn more about the various ideas and solutions being sought at the circuit. # Recruitment # Ebisu Circuit # Toyota Mobility Fund # Accelerator Program # Accelerator Interview # Open Innovation # Startup #CrewwGrowth #Creww 1TP5 Creating an Era of Great Challenges #

Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a city in the shape of a miniature national landmass, today began accepting project applications for the "2022 Demonstration Experiment Support Project! For one year, the city will provide startups from all over Japan with a demonstration experiment field in the city, publicity activities, subsidies of up to 2 million yen, and advice on the legal system. In addition, the "Trial Ordering System" has been newly established to strengthen support for exit after the experiment. What kind of startups are you looking for? We interviewed Mr. Hitoshi Niimura, Senior Manager of the Startup Promotion Division, Industry Department, Hamamatsu City. # Recruitment # Hamamatsu City # Accelerator Program # Accelerator Interview # Open Innovation # Startups #CrewwGrowth # Creating the Era of the Great Challenge

Toshiba is engaged in "businesses that form the foundation of society," such as energy, social infrastructure, and ICT, which will support people and the Earth tomorrow. Toshiba is now working to create new businesses through "serious" open innovation. Some projects have already been incorporated, but what exactly is being done? We interviewed Hiroyuki Aizawa and Haruhiko Iwamoto of the CPS Strategy Office, CPSx Design Department, who are leading the group-wide effort to create new businesses. # Recruitment # Toshiba # Accelerator Program # Accelerator Interview # Open Innovation # Startup #CrewwGrowth # Creating an Era of Great Challenges #Creww