The 2018 Nominations
A total of 186 ideas, technologies, and challenges have been nominated.
| Proposal Title | Proposer Name | Prefecture |
|---|---|---|
| IoT☆Nose Glasses | Takako Yamada | Mie |
| IoD (Internet of Documents) | Shuji Kinoshita | Kanagawa |
| "Yasai Monogatari," a Home Hydroponics Kit Using IoT | Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company | Okinawa |
| "Hisayama Genki Yoho," an Initiative for Providing Information on Disease Onset and Health Promotion Using ICT | Hisayama Town | Fukuoka |
| IT Park | Kazuya Koyama | Saitama |
| SKEEPER: A Stethoscope to Hear a Baby's Heartbeat at Home | EFG Inc. | Tokyo |
| atama+ (An AI-powered educational program) | atama plus Inc. | Tokyo |
| Avatar Trade: A Virtual Staffing Service Using AI! | Shin Hasegawa | Miyagi |
| "Live2D," Animating Illustrations of All Genres in 3D | Live2D Inc. | Tokyo |
| Treating Alzheimer's with Ultrasound: Launch of the World's First Clinical Trial | Hiroaki Shimokawa | Miyagi |
| e-skin: IoT Clothing that Tracks User Movement with the Comfort of Regular Clothes | Xenoma Inc. | Tokyo |
| No More Staying Home or Playing Inside on Rainy Days. | Riki Nakamura | Aichi |
| An IoT Platform Service Allowing Anyone to Enjoy Alcohol Anytime, Anywhere, Forever | Kenta Nakamura | Tokyo |
| Boarding and Alighting Assistance Service for Vehicles | Jun Sato | Chiba |
| Medical Akinator | Nozomu Gyotoku | Fukuoka |
| VR Travel: Experience Hotels, Tourist Spots, Airline Seats, etc., in 360-degree VR Images and Videos | NURVE Inc. | Tokyo |
| Health Promotion in the VR World | Kazuhiro Nishida | Hokkaido |
| Wearable Power-Generating Sensor Fabric | Haruhiko Shirai | Kyoto |
| Singing, Dancing, Farming Idols | Eho Makino | Aichi |
| Activities to Expand Space Development from New Angles, Without Specialized Knowledge or Technology | Rymansat Project | Tokyo |
| airCloset: A Subscription-based Fashion Rental Service | airCloset, Inc. | Tokyo |
| Dyson Airblade Wash+Dry: A Faucet-Integrated Hand Dryer with Airblade™ Technology | Dyson K.K. | Tokyo |
| App with AR-based Ticket Seat Guidance | Shohei Ozaki | Aichi |
| The Challenge to Eliminate ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | Jiksak Bioengineering, Inc. | Kanagawa |
| A Biological Park Where You Can Touch Extinct Animals in MR (Mixed Reality) | Yu Onozuka | Tokyo |
| ELF Finger-shaped Robot | Gento Matsumoto | Tokyo |
| The Potential of Remote Education to Expand Freedom and Improve QOL for People with Physical Disabilities | Madoka Takahara | Kyoto |
| "Pediatrics Online," a Remote Health and Medical Consultation Service | Kids Public Inc. | Tokyo |
| Swallowing Virtual Reality: Rediscover the Joy of Drinking | Koki Ono & Shuhei Noyori | Tokyo |
| Building an IoT Platform for a New Era of Entertainment | Libera Inc. | Chiba |
| OiCy: A Smart Kitchen Service Connecting People, Devices, and Recipes | Cookpad Inc. | Tokyo |
| "toletta," At-Home Cat Healthcare | HachiTama Inc. | Kanagawa |
| Ensuring Visibility for Vehicles Following Large Trucks | Go Hasebe | Ehime |
| Development of a "Bucket Air Conditioner" That You Just Set Down | Yuzo Nakanishi | Osaka |
| "Mioku," a Sake Cup that Awakens Memories of Alcohol | xorium | Osaka |
| "Man on the Curtain": Projecting Various Male Silhouettes on a Window to Prevent Home Invasion | Leopalace21 Corporation | Tokyo |
| Music Exchange App | Jinglong Ma | Tokyo |
| Solved! Next-Generation Energy: Power Generation Amplification Unit | Kiyotaka Shimazaki | Tokyo |
| Agricultural Water from Seawater | Takao Tsuchiya | Kanagawa |
| Student Comprehension Checker | Yoichiro Ikushima | Fukuoka |
| Augmented Park | Ryo Saito | Osaka |
| Picalico Visible Light Communication System | CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. | Tokyo |
| Creating a New Photocatalyst that Works with Visible Light - Discovering a New Composite Anion Material that Overturns Conventional Wisdom | Kazuhiko Maeda | Tokyo |
| "Windgraphy," a Wind Visualization Solution | KOA Corporation | Nagano |
| A Small Dream Space for "Former Children": A Tiny House for Adults | Chihoko Watanabe | Saitama |
| Space Power Station in a Capsule | Masahiko Mitani | Tokyo |
| G・U・M PLAY | Sunstar Inc. | Osaka |
| An App that Calculates Mahjong Scores Just by Pointing a Camera at It | North Shore Inc. | Tokyo |
| Electronic Paper Driven by Energy Harvesting Technology | Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. | Tokyo |
| Development of a Robot-Integrated Simulator for Considering Traffic Rules for Fully Autonomous Vehicles | Shunsuke Aoki | Kanagawa |
| Air Conditioner that Runs on Dry-Cell Batteries | Takao Tsuchiyai | Kanagawa |
| Radio with Different Commercials Depending on the Listener | Genzo Tenmaya | Osaka |
| "OQTA," a Cuckoo Clock that Lets You Hear Your Bonds | Kiyohisa Takahashi | Tokyo |
| "SUGUKIRI," a High-Precision Person Cutout System Using Kinect | Alpha Technology Co., Ltd. | Tokyo |
| Visualization (Traceability) of Donations | Norihiko Omiya | Aichi |
| Reverse Microwave | Kodai Watanabe | Fukuoka |
| Character Syringe | Rina Murakami | Fukuoka |
| Benefit/Loan Matching Portfolio | Hideyuki Hosaka | Tokyo |
| Qrio Tadaima Kit: Notifies You on LINE When Your Child Gets Home | Qrio, Inc. | Tokyo |
| Synesthesia Color Data: Applying the Five Senses to Business | Miyuki Oka | Oita |
| Successful Development of a Therapeutic Antibody to Remove Abnormal Aggregates in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Paving the Way for a Curative Treatment for ALS | Makoto Urushitani | Shiga |
| "KOKODAYO," a Disaster Prevention App that Distributes the Latest Family Location Information in Conjunction with Earthquake Early Warnings | ZENETEC CO.,LTD. | Tokyo |
| Fantasy Diorama | Teruaki Tsubokura | Tokyo |
| Qoobo: A Cushioned, Tailed Therapeutic Robot | Naoka Takaoka | Tokyo |
| Smartphone that Allows Text Input by Mouthing Words | Takahiro Oi | Ibaraki |
| Creating the World's First VR Product to Improve Stuttering, a Language Disorder of Unknown Cause | Madoka Umezu | Saitama |
| Adbiru: A Service Utilizing Soundproof and Dustproof Sheets on Properties Under Construction as Outdoor Advertising Media | Snowflakes G.K. | Tokyo |
| Tablet for the Elderly | Takao Tsuchiya | Kanagawa |
| Bicycle Seat Basket Capable of Transporting the Elderly | Keiko Hiruta | Osaka |
| coemo: A Method to Develop Advertising Appeals that Move Consumers' Hearts Based on Real-time Voices on SNS | transcosmos inc. | Tokyo |
| CoffeeMeeting: A Service to Meet People You Want to Spend Time with Over a Cup of Coffee | Globalway, Inc. | Tokyo |
| "DNA Personal Service," the Industry's First Service to Make a "Keepsake" of the Deceased's DNA | Memorial Art Ohnoya Co., Ltd. | Tokyo |
| Children's Police Box | Nonoka Fukuda | Tochigi |
| "Shukudai Yaruki Pen" (Homework Motivation Pen) (tentative), an IoT Stationery Item to Help Children Develop a Writing Habit | KOKUYO Co.,Ltd. | Osaka |
| "iWatching" Child Monitoring System | Hideto Nagoshi | Kagoshima |
| I Want to Make Evacuation Orders During Disasters More Accurate. | Takahiro Wada | Osaka |
| Electromagnetic Shielding and Solar Power Generation Tent for Disasters | Haruhiko Shirai | Kyoto |
| Samurai Speaker | Atsuhiro Matsumoto | Osaka |
| 360° Electric Fan | Kazuki Nakamura | Fukuoka |
| "VRider DIRECT," Turning VR into a Medium by Embedding Data in 360-degree Live-Action Video | Alpha Code Inc. | Tokyo |
| GPS-type Dementia Wandering Detection Device "iTSUMO" | Urban Welfare Equipment | Nara |
| TANIMACHI: Crowdfunding that Enhances Supporter Participation | Hiroki Kadomatsu | Tokyo |
| GeoLogic Ad: A Service that Delivers Ads by Inferring Lifestyles from Location Information | GeoLogic, Inc. | Tokyo |
| The Possibility of Language Acquisition for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children by Subtitling Descriptive Broadcasts for the Visually Impaired | Yuji Fujii | Okayama |
| Practical Application of a New Alloy to Become the "Rice of Next-Generation Industries" | Shigetoshi Sakurai | Shizuoka |
| Failure DB | Hideyuki Hosaka | Tokyo |
| "CAT FLIP," a Smartphone Case with an Automatically Closing Lid | Suncrest Co., Ltd. | Osaka |
| Refrigerator with Automatic Vegetable Cutting Function | Haruno Yamauchi | Fukuoka |
| Ghost Generation System to Compete Against Yourself | Keisuke Hata | Fukushima |
| "EZQC," a Next-Generation IoT Charging Infrastructure Platform to Transform Society and Industry | Delta Electronics, Inc. | Tokyo |
| Correction Printer | Hideyuki Hosaka | Tokyo |
| Simultaneous Sign Language Interpretation System | Mayu Matsushita | Fukuoka |
| Mental Control Using Heart Sounds | Shota Kawahara | Kagoshima |
| Single-Light Traffic Signal | Tomonari Yoshihara | Nagano |
| Mobile for Newborns and Infants | Yoko Nakagawa | Osaka |
| Cyborg Technology to Free Humanity from Physical Constraints | MELTIN MMI | Tokyo |
| A Signal that Tells You Which Train Cars Are Empty | Saki Ishii | Fukuoka |
| Product Search at the Supermarket | Saya Kubota | Fukuoka |
| Skill Shift: A Side-Job Project for Regional Contribution | grooves inc. | Tokyo |
| Make Effective Use of Short Amounts of Time! A Time-Killing App | Ae Hiramatsu | Hyogo |
| SCORER: Make Computer Vision Easy | Future Standard Co., Ltd. | Tokyo |
| Snow River Trekking: A Winter Outdoor Activity to Save a Community from Disappearing in Yamagata's Heavy Snowfall Area | Ryuma Sasaki | Yamagata |
| SPACER: A Handover Locker that Can Be Opened and Closed with a Smartphone | SPACER Inc. | Tokyo |
| Spectee: SNS Real-time News Service | Spectee Inc. | Tokyo |
| An Idea for a Broadcasting and Receiving System to Directly Convey the Immersive Feel of Sports Broadcasts | Tatsuya Inagi | Tokyo |
| Smart Paddy Field Service "paditch" | Eminowa Co., Ltd. | Toyama |
| Smart Electric Toothbrush | Happy Inc. | Kumamoto |
| "hacot," a DIY Kit for Remotely Watering Plants via a Smartphone App | PersonLink Inc. | Tokyo |
| Safety tips: A Disaster Information App for Foreign Tourists in Japan | RC Solution Co. | Tokyo |
| Safe and Secure Childbirth for Mothers Worldwide! "Melody i" | Melody International Ltd. | Kagawa |
| The World's First Next-Generation Room Diffuser with AI Technology | Scentee Inc. | Tokyo |
| Infrared Color Night Vision Technology: Technology that Enables Color Photography in Complete Darkness with No Light | NanoLuxe Co.,Ltd. | Ibaraki |
| I Want to Ventilate without Sacrificing Security | tetsu | Tokyo |
| Providing a "Journey" to Discover Social Issues | Ridilover Inc. | Tokyo |
| "DENDAMA," a Smart Kendama You Can Compete With | DENDAMA, Inc. | Tokyo |
| "Sono-Sujiya," a Timetable Compilation Support System | Uno Bus (Sujiya Systems) | Okayama |
| Revitalizing Regions, Japan, and the World through Tanabata!! | Takuya Koiso | Tokyo |
| Tabechoku: A Marketplace to Buy Organic Produce Directly from Farmers | Vivid Garden Inc. | Tokyo |
| Development of a Community App that Lowers the Barrier to Participating in Local Activities and Stimulates Latent Motivation | Hiroyuki Tanaka | Ishikawa |
| A Natural Ingredient-Based Fragrance that Lasts 5 Times Longer than Regular Perfume | Rika Mamuro | Miyagi |
| A Function to Project Life-Sized Items in Mail-Order Sales | Maya Takeda | Fukuoka |
| "Cylindrical Puzzle" with Invisible Seams | KUMAMOTO SEIKEN KOGYO CO., LTD. | Fukuoka |
| DIY Meister | Masahide Sato | Chiba |
| Power Generation System in TPMS | Haruhiko Shirai | Kyoto |
| Development of a Tourist Information System Using Deep Learning | Kentaro Miyake | Okayama |
| Text Emotion! | Takuya Mizoguchi | Kanagawa |
| TerraTalk: A Service for Learning English Conversation through Lessons with AI | Joyz Inc. | Tokyo |
| A Service that Measures "Viewing Quality" Instead of TV Ratings | TVISION INSIGHTS, Inc. | Tokyo |
| "IN-CHOICE," a Pre-order E-commerce Site that Distributes Exhibit Samples with the Power of Influencers | iENT Inc. | Tokyo |
| Densha de movie (Movie on the Train) | Hina Suzuki | Kanagawa |
| "SUSTEE," a Battery-Free Watering Checker | CABINOTIER Co.,Ltd. | Tokyo |
| AI Guard to Prevent Shoplifting in Stores | Earth Eyes Corp. | Tokyo |
| Too little folding umbrella | Mana Iwasa | Tokyo |
| Ikebana Practice System Using a Trackpad and Stylus | Anna Yokokubo | Tokyo |
| Drones Listen to Detect the Location of People in Need of Rescue - Technology for Prompt Rescue During Disasters | Kazuhiro Nakadai | Saitama |
| Building a Flight Management System to Prevent Collisions Between Drones and Helicopters | Weathernews Inc. | Chiba |
| "TECHNICAL PITCH," an IoT Baseball that Analyzes Pitching Data Just by Throwing It | Acrodea, Inc. | Tokyo |
| "Gyro-fit," a Single Device for Exercising and Measuring Jump Rope, Hula Hoop, and Running | EFG Inc. | Tokyo |
| "Tea Ceremony Robot 151A," Spreading the Traditional Japanese Culture of Tea Ceremony | aNo-ken | Kanagawa |
| Development of a Cycloid Reducer to Accelerate Robot Development in Japan | Juichi Bigstone Lab | Niigata |
| Nature Remo: An IoT Remote Control that Makes Old Appliances Smart | Nature Japan Inc. | Tokyo |
| Nature Creator | Shinya Kurosaka | Kanagawa |
| Online Recipe Commercialization Project | Erika Inoue | Tokyo |
| Save the Farm! | Wakako Watanabe | Chiba |
| "Agrinet" Agricultural Cloud Service | Nepon Inc. | Tokyo |
| Virtual Potter's Wheel System "Roquro" | Shingo Azuma | Tokyo |
| Vital Monitor Beacon "MEDiTAG" | Hoshiden Corporation | Osaka |
| Instagrammable Japanese Garden | Miho Okawa | Saitama |
| Hakatter (Grave-tter) | Chisato Kumada | Osaka |
| HAP Touch × Park | Kaito Kagita | Osaka |
| Interpreter Volunteer Discovery App Applying Beacon Technology | Eiichiro Honma | Tokyo |
| Glass with Cherry Blossoms Blooming Through Light Refraction | Ryusuke Nishikawa | Kanagawa |
| "AYO," a Glasses-type Wearable Device that Adjusts Circadian Rhythm Disruptions with the Power of Light | Weatherly Japan, Inc. | Tokyo |
| Women-Only Seats on Airplanes | Shuhei Sato | Fukuoka |
| Contactless Future Interface "AIplay-Info" | Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd. | Tokyo |
| Field Printer | Hideyuki Hosaka | Tokyo |
| FOG PIXEL: An Expressive Device that Shapes Fog into Rectangular Prisms for Pinpoint, Three-Dimensional Effects | Kazuma Suzuki | Chiba |
| A Hole Connected to Brazil | Shingo Azuma | Tokyo |
| Stamp Manufacturing System Applying Braille Neue | Hiroyuki Suzuki | Shizuoka |
| Pacemaker Shoes | Hideyuki Hosaka | Tokyo |
| "Canine Vital Sign Measurement Service" for Pet Businesses and Research Institutions | Sharp Corporation | Osaka |
| Create a Web Exhibition & Graduation Album at a Nursery School and Grow with the Parents! | Rinako Isaka | Hyogo |
| Button-type Lighter | Yasuyuki Araki | Okayama |
| Pokke: Multilingual Audio Guide App | MEBUKU, Inc. | Tokyo |
| Body Fit Armor: Apply Cleanly Even in Hard-to-Reach Places | Yuto Ikeda | Fukuoka |
| "Fude Touch," a Calligraphy Set for Whiteboards | Uma-jirushi Co.,Ltd. | Aichi |
| Bookshelf that Remembers Books | Tomohiro Kiguchi | Kanagawa |
| Lost Child Prevention Sensor | Akira Takubo | Fukuoka |
| Intertwining Twin Earrings | Ryusuke Nishikawa | Kanagawa |
| mint: An App to Issue a Unique "Point" for Expressing Gratitude and Automatically Distribute It According to Fan Actions | MINT, Inc. | Tokyo |
| IT Concierge Service Connecting Muslim Travelers and Regions with Images | Masahiro Okuda | Niigata |
| Metal Micro Pump | Kikuchi Seisakusho Monozukuri Mechatronics Laboratory | Tokyo |
| The Flying Ring That Can Fly the Farthest | Takanobu Shibasaki | Tokyo |
| Development of a Language Conversion Program and Engine for "Plain Japanese" | Yasashii Kotoba Kyokai | Aichi |
| UrDoc: An App Allowing Foreigners in Japan to Consult with Doctors in Their Native Language | Kazutaka Karahashi | Tokyo |
| Mark-Printing Robot for Floors | Xigui Chen | Chiba |
| Hardlock Nut, the Anti-Loosening Nut | HARDLOCK INDUSTRY Co., Ltd. | Osaka |
| Life Expectancy Clock | Masahiko Mitani | Tokyo |
| Visitor Count Prediction AI Development | ROX Co., Ltd. | Kanagawa |
| Life is Tech! 3 to 8-Day Programming Education Camps During Spring and Summer Breaks | Life is Tech, Inc. | Tokyo |
| "Busden Koko" - No LAN Required - Prevents Foreign Tourists from Getting Off at the Wrong Public Transportation Stop | Noritsugu Fujii | Aichi |
| Little Planet: An Experiential, Educational Digital Theme Park | Placeholder Inc. | Tokyo |
| RoomCo NAVI: An Interior Coordination Service Utilizing 3D Data | LIVING STYLE, Inc. | Tokyo |
| Home Appliance Operation Using a Laser Pointer | Taiga Yukawa | Aichi |
| Rental Warehouse and Online Sharing / World Rental "Kashidasu" | Kiyotaka Shimazaki | Tokyo |
| 6-Sided Display | Masaki Yoshimi | Aichi |
