The 2020 Nominations

Announcing the 2020 Nominations

A total of 223 ideas, technologies, and challenges have been nominated.

Proposal Title Proposer Name Prefecture/Country
"AquaMagic" Underwater Visualization Device AquaFusion Inc. Hyogo
Hole Takuma Onishi Tokyo
Notification of Systems You Can Use Kyoka Kai Fukuoka
Finding the "Perfectly Subtle" Song for You! A Music Player for "Work BGM" Utilizing Machine Learning Hiromu Yagura Tokyo
Making Life More Comfortable for People with Disabilities Through an App Saya Kubota Fukuoka
Rainwater Removal Soundwaves Nisala Guardpong Thailand
Creating New Avenues of Expression with a New Product that Breathes Life into All Kinds of Clothing Akihiro Kayama Tokyo
A Safe and Pleasant Ear-Cleaning Experience: "plEARsant" Ryo Mizuhara Kanagawa
Ieichiba: A Real Estate Trading Web Bulletin Board Platform Ieichiba Inc. Tokyo
"CharActor": A Video Generator that Creates Various Patterns Like Human Personalities Using a Genetic Algorithm Dai Mizuochi Tokyo
An AR Flood Hazard Map Disguised as a Cool-Down App Tomoki Itamiya Kanagawa
Establishment of the "Infodemic Supervisory Agency - The Disinformation Denial Ministry" Takako Yamada Mie
A Mobile Planetarium Utilizing a VR Classroom System Siberia Kogyo Hokkaido
VR Chiropractic/Massage Therapy Miri Nakata Tokyo
VC Version 2nd Yu Okawara Fukuoka
Realizing an Industry Paradigm Shift by Developing a Weight Measurement System for "Poop" and "Pee" Kanji Nakamura Nagano
Hygienic Snack Bag Tannapat Tittanunakorn Thailand
Development of a Travel Itinerary App Service Incorporating AI Technology Tomotaka Asano Aichi
AI Coordination Suzuka Umemoto Fukuoka
"Smart Trash Can": An App that Uses AI to Classify Trash and Exchange it for Points Chertsanang Masawangphairotchana Thailand
Regarding the Installation of AEDs and Simple Privacy Tents Natsumi Oishi Fukuoka
An Academic Communication Platform Using VR as an SNS Yuta Matsumoto Ishikawa
A Cleaning Robot that Confronts the SDGs and Protects the Future Marine Environment Yuka Murakami Hiroshima
Making Energy More Accessible: "elechange," an App that Converts Exercise into Electricity N High School: Kanon Hayashi, Yaka Koide, Yusuke Katayama, Riku Hattori, Yuto Sugaya, et al. Aichi
ENERFISH ~The World's First! A Marine-Degradable Plastic that Prevents Accidental Ingestion by Taste~ Konomi Watanabe Kanagawa
Epic Code Marker Michio Izawa Kanagawa
EMARF: A Cloud Service to Complete the Entire Process of Wooden Craftsmanship, from Design to Parts Processing, Online VUILD Inc. Kanagawa
With MR (Mixed Reality), You Can Doodle on Walls and Shoji Screens Without Needing Repairs Kazuhiro Nishida Hokkaido
Elcyo Glasses: Autofocus Eyeglasses for All Generations to Achieve an Ideal Visual Life and Promote Mental and Physical Health Elcyo Co., Ltd. Osaka
A Ladle that Shows Salt Concentration with Color Moe Minobe Fukuoka
No More Roll Call Books. Taking School Attendance with QR Codes and Smartphones. Hideyuki Hosaka Tokyo
Money Cleaner Keisuke Matsuo, the person who stays by your heart Fukuoka
An App to Make Outdoor Play More Fun Ren Murase Aichi
Help! A Matching System to Support Double Carers (Childcare and Elderly Care) ~So Couples Don't Have to Give Up Work, Child-rearing, or Caregiving~ Yukiko Terada Tokyo
Omoiyaring: An Online Volunteer Platform Connected by Compassion Nobuko Demura Kanagawa
"A Dictionary of Interesting People's Lives" Tomomi Kitagawa Aichi
Parents to Work, Babies to the World! "SITTERS" N High School: Yuka Abe, Mizuki Akatsukiya, Yurina Goto, et al. Saitama
Chopsticks that Can Measure Temperature Woradorn Sathupagarn Thailand
A Program for Children to Discover Themselves, Both Online and Offline Siwat Phosai Thailand
Online Guide + Tipping System Kota Takushima Oita
Online Hideout "Kakurega" Kaiki Nanashima Fukushima
Monster Operation Shigeki Doi Nara
A Sponge That Tells You When It's Time for a Change Miyuki Nakajima Tokyo
A Stress Check and Health Management Method Using Scent Preferences Daiki Gunjou Osaka
Student x Corporate Sponsorship Service Yuta Oba Toyama
Umbrella Dryer Kai Tonosaki Miyagi
A Global Online Class for Middle School, High School, and University Students to Foster Problem-Solving Skills on Social Issues Shunta Igarashi Hyogo
A Car that Runs on Household Garbage as Fuel Arisa Hino Fukuoka
Household Food Waste Dehydrator "Pari Pari Cube Light Alpha" Shima Sangyo Co., Ltd. Kagawa
Kabe-Den (Wall Power) Yoshihiko Hidaka Miyazaki
Variable Key-Pitch Keyboard Yasuhito Suzuki Gumma
Toothbrush with a Camera Phubet Ramkhunakorn Thailand
Color Timer Tacchi Shizuoka
"Kawaii" Can Change the Future! Electronic Circuit Board Accessories to Expand Girls' Potential Ayako Maruyama Tokyo
Create Emojis from Emotions: "VariEmoji" Sumio Noda Tokyo
"Cancer System Checkup" NPO Cancer and Life council Tokyo
Dish Cupboard with Drying Function Kumiko Takamoto Okayama
An Attempt to Visualize Exercise Load Using a Sweat Lactate Wearable Sensor: "The World's First Technology to Visualize Fatigue" Grace Imaging Inc. Tokyo
Dress-Up Camera App Narumi Hata Fukuoka
Thorough Hand-Washing Soap Dispenser Moe Hattori Fukuoka
Catlog: A Wearable Device for Monitoring Cat Behavior RABO, Inc. Tokyo
Under-Bridge Power Generation Takao Tsuchiya Kanagawa
When Lining Up, Keep Your Distance Toiro Fukuoka
A System Within a Smartphone for Immediate Emergency Response Izuki Kodera Hyogo
ICT Front Child Seat for Wheelchairs Rumi Kozu Nagano
An App for Wheelchair Users Momoka Iwanaga Fukuoka
XX Flower: Communication Through Human Body Data x Parametric Design x Genetic Algorithm Hikaru Akimoto / Chihiro Akatsuka / Hidetaka Sasaki (Studio XX) Tokyo
"Life Gamification": An SNS for Exchanging Experience Points Hikari Takenaka Tokyo
Visualizing Calculations as a Flow: "Calculation Owl" Yusuke Koga Fukuoka
Measuring Spoon Hideaki Ishige Tokyo
GameControllerizer Hi Score Boys Aichi
KY Robo (A Robot that Reads the Room and Plays Dumb) Yuji Fujii Okayama
"I want to build a house on the moon." Developing foldable space construction materials that can be transported to the moon. Ryohei Kobayashi Miyagi
Water Collector Using Condensation Ryosuke Nakanishi Hiroshima
"Currently at '2 Cs'! Avoid crowded places and act safely." A smartphone app to determine "3 Cs" environments. Hayato Sakaida Aichi
Masks with Advertisements Iyo Tanaka Tokyo
A Vending Machine that Heals the Heart Sota Okabe Hyogo
A System to Match Individual E-commerce Operators with People Looking for "It'd be nice if this existed" Taiga Hinohara Tokyo
"Alones": A Virtual Character to Spend Lonely Work Hours With Ryo Mizuhara Kanagawa
A New Concept in Stationery to Nurture Children's Free Thinking: "Comedy Notebook" Atsuo Nakata Miyagi
Putting Child Seats on Trains Too Mako Yamaguchi Fukuoka
I Want to Have Multiple Memories for Copy-Paste, Not Just One Yugo Sakamoto Hokkaido
A Trash Can that Ties the Bag for You Narumi Kisu Fukuoka
Also Useful for COVID-19 Measures! The New "Himawari" (Sunflower) Vinyl Umbrella! Takanari Namba Okayama
What Kind of Teacher This Semester? A Teacher x Student Matching Site Tomoko Kuribayashi Hokkaido
The Power of Wind for Disasters - Securing Electricity in Mountainous Regions Rina Okubo Tokyo
A Vending Machine to Put Offering Box Thieves Out of Business Akinori Nishikawa Hyogo
A Microwave That Cools Things Down Kanta Nakano Fukuoka
Boosting Agriculture in Mountainous Areas with the Power of Entertainment! Kohei Hatano Kyoto
Creating Infrastructure for the Visually Impaired to Detect Danger Eiichiro Honma Tokyo
An Edo-Period Invention Transcends Time and Space to Save the World ~Yes Rikusensha (Land Boat)~ Masato Arai Saitama
A Crosswalk Where Accidents Don't Happen Shiho Kawasako Hiroshima
"Waraji!" - A Radio Show to Learn About Jobs N High School: Ayane Sakamoto, Kotaro Sakai, Takumi Watanabe, Marin Oe Chiba
A Health Check System that Sends a Message if Abnormalities in Physical Condition or Urine Components are Detected by Your Home Toilet Seiji Negishi Osaka
JIKKALARM (Hometown Alarm) nanka (Yuichi Muno) Kanagawa
Handwritten Communication to Bridge the Digital Divide for Seniors: "nagomi" (SNS) Hisakazu Keicho Tokyo
Job Hunting ZOOM Interview Prep Software: "Let's! Co-mmunication ★ VEST App" Akira Kuwata Tokyo
Deodorizing Pants Yasuhito Suzuki Gumma
Implementing Problem-Solving Learning in the Final Year of Elementary, Middle, and High School Asumi Hikita Hokkaido
Developing an Application to Cultivate Future Successful Elementary School Students Yuto Takeuchi Osaka
If Your Diet is Unbalanced, a Ghost Will Steal Your Points! Meal Management App: Ghost Meal N High School: Kanon Hasegawa, Wakaba Takahashi, Miyu Takano, Saki Nishi Chiba
A Platform Service for Female Artists to Gain New Fans and Opportunities: CHEERZ Fogg Inc. Tokyo
Vision-Adjusting TV Kiyomi Sato Tokyo
Let's Democratize the Deep Sea. Development of the "Deep Sea Errand Device & Map." Momoka Nakayama Tokyo
Fighting the Novel Coronavirus, Improving Summer Mask Usage with the World's First Continuous Cooling Breathing Mask: "Air-Conditioner Mask" Yuzo Nakanishi Osaka
Earphones that Respond to Your Heart Rate Yuto Furukawa Nara
"WOSH": A Hand-Washing Stand That Doesn't Need a Water Supply WOTA CO., LTD. Tokyo
"WORK WEAR SUIT": Workwear that Looks Like a Suit Oasis Style Wear Co., Ltd. Tokyo
To Make Product Guidance in Supermarkets More Efficient Juri Matsushima Fukuoka
Star☆Jam Street ~Cleaning Instrument Musical Fantasy~ TETSUJIN - AUDIO VISUAL (Tetsuto Takahashi, Maiko Moshimura) Tokyo
Smart Desk 4.0 and Smart Blackboard 4.0 Rucksika Wongchuenstone / Nut Uthiansaowathai Thailand
An SNS for Improving Mental Health Using Smartphone Input Data Sotaro Naka Okinawa
Creating an App to Design Masks Using a Smartphone. Kento Tsunoda Hyogo
For Grandma Who Can't Use a Smartphone: "Easy Video Call" to See Her Face Nonoka Fukuda Tochigi
smeta: A Rental Credit App for Freelancers Rease, Inc. Tokyo
"Physics Engine Matched Tea Bowls": Creating One-of-a-Kind Tea Bowls with 3DCG x 3D Printer x Urushi Lacquer ReKOGEI (Representative: Tomoya Ishibashi) Tokyo
Development of a Super Telescope System to See Scenery from Around the World Mitsutoshi Sakuragi Gifu
Solving the World's Food Problems with an AI-Powered Automated Crop Harvesting Robot Junichi Saito Miyazaki
Fabric that Becomes a Power Source to Notify of Urine Leakage Keiichi Torimitsu Miyagi
An App to Easily Get Understandable Election Information! Ryo Yoshiyuki Fukuoka
A Ghost Restaurant Agency Service to Enjoy the Tastes of Chefs from All Over the Country via Delivery Takuya Sugawara Hyogo
Hair Washing Sheet NEO "ATAMA☆ARAITAI" (I want to wash my hair) Ayako Ito Tokyo
Development of a Comprehensive Medical Support ICT Service/Application Hironori Fukuoka Tokyo
"LIFE COIN Sticker" to Turn Social Distancing into a Fun Culture NOSIGNER Kanagawa
Development of a Device to Make Social Distancing Fun Kai Yamada Fukushima
A Program to Apply Japanese-Speaking Human Resources from Thailand and Asia to Online Elderly Care Services Wattanacnad Wiraporn Thailand
"UniFrame": A Progress and Nuance Sharing Tool to Facilitate University Research Activities Masaki Hirabayashi Kyoto
Development of a High-Efficiency Photocatalyst System for Solar Hydrogen Production (Artificial Photosynthesis) Ryu Abe Kyoto
Multi-Generational Exchange Complex "Andanchi": A Senior Welfare Facility with a Nursery, a Workplace for People with Disabilities, a Restaurant, and a Candy Store Mirai-kikaku Co., Ltd. Miyagi
Fun and Health, do my best!! N High School: Akito Akabane Kanagawa
Edible Clay?! Plant-Based (Allergy-Free) Colorful Cookie Dough Hitomi Takeuchi USA
"Fukugyo Sensei" (Side-Hustle Teacher): A Platform Connecting Rural Schools with External Talent from Around the World Satoshi Kanaya Tokyo
Development of an Ultra-Low-Cost Robot Arm and Construction of an Automation Platform Shota Higuchi Ibaraki
CYOTO ⇒ Communicating with a Little Sound and Text ⇐ Mayuko Yamashita Kanagawa
Cane Dance STICKTOK Yumi Mori Aichi
Wash Your Hands Until the Song is Over ~BGM for Handwashing~ Yuto Ikeda Fukuoka
"DZ Security" The World's First Personal Authentication Technology AnchorZ Inc. Tokyo
A Low-Cost Scouting Service for Open Innovation. Outputting a List from a Database of 20,000 Companies. Ken Kawashima Tokyo
Realization of "Robotoker," a Robot that Does TikTok Yuka Nomura Tokyo
Digital Pillow Junpei Furusawa Hyogo
Procedure-Description-Based Apparel CAD Yosai CAD Okayama
Solving the Inconveniences of TV Conferences and Online Classes! Pen-Type Device "Gridwork" Intermedia Laboratory, Inc. Tokyo
meetext: Encountering Books and Sentences in an E-book Store Megumi Mizukawa Shiga
In-Train Congestion Sensor, Guiding Lights, and Audio Hathai Patra Thailand
Tradition x ICT: A Plaza Connecting You and Tradition, "Tract" N High School: Yuta Mimura, Tamae Doi, Aoi Ebigane, Kotaro Sakai Chiba
Measuring Muscle Activity in the Palm During Pitching Toshinori Fujieda, Tomoyuki Nagami, Kento Yamagishi Kanagawa
Emergency Stop Function that a Passenger Can Operate Hitomi Yamada Fukuoka
Hijack Tokyo with Retro. Tokyo Retro x Digital Show. Sumie Onishi Fukuoka
AI Automatic Translation that Utilizes and Surpasses Lip-Reading Toru Ezaki Saitama
Live Streaming Facial Non-Authentication System Jun Yanase Ehime
Ripeness Discriminator Using a Smell Sensor Mitsuhiro Sanada Osaka
A Tool to Visualize the "Landmines" of People You Dislike Kentaro Koga Fukuoka
Communication Vehicle that Connects Two or More Cars via Video Call Ayumi Nakamura Oita
Japan's First "Atopy Visualization App" - "Atopiyo," an Image-Based SNS to Anonymously Record and Share Atopy Symptoms with Everyone Ryotaro Ako Chiba
Nya-poppo nanka (Yuichi Muno) Kanagawa
"Painless, High-Precision Early Cancer Diagnosis" via Urinalysis Craif Inc. Tokyo
"NeOchi PillOw (Nod-Off Pillow)": A Pillow Specifically for Gaming or Watching your Smartphone while Lying on Your Stomach Cross Plus Inc. Aichi
A Beer Mug that Prevents You from Drinking Too Much Kona Kawasaki Fukuoka
Google Maps Tailored to Different Modes of Transportation Masahiro Nishino Fukuoka
"Aging Sheet": Fermentation Technology to Save the World's Food MEAT EPOCH Co., Ltd. Kanagawa
A Mask that Changes Color with Fever Miharu Kakuga Tokyo
PGV: A Small, Lightweight Brainwave Sensor and Brainwave AI Model PGV Inc. Tokyo
Let's Enjoy the Winter Season with the Light of Marbles! Takamasa Sakai Saitama
Development of a New Material Platform to Convert Unused Wavelengths of Light Energy into Usable Wavelengths Yoichi Murakami Tokyo
"TeamPlace": A Workplace Platform Connected by People Haruhisa Saito Tokyo
A Supermarket Without People Shinya Kinugasa Hyogo
Hitonotachiba-megane (Glasses to Step into Someone Else's Shoes) Yuji Fujii Okayama
Glasses that Can See Fatigue Masahiro Kawabata Hyogo
"Increasing Fans with the Power of Fans" Kanon Tsuchiya Kyoto
What is "Normal"? Kazuya Takeda Kagawa
PLANT DATA: A Bio-Information Platform to Listen to the Voices of Plants PLANT DATA Inc. Ehime
An IoT-Compatible Wearable Device that Evaluates Coating Comfort and Smoothness with the Sensation of Real Touch Hyomen Sokki Seisakusho Chiba
"PETOKOTO FOODS": A Custom Fresh Dog Food Brand that Humans Can Eat Too SYRUP, Inc. Tokyo
Museums Accessible by Stroller ver. 2.0.: Middle and High School Students Liberate "Museum Refugees" Miyuki Utsumi Chiba
HELP! An App to Report Emergencies on the Train Akira Miyagi Osaka
"Poi-Piano": A Piano Made from Melted Littered Cans and Plastic Bottles Fumiaki Omote Aichi
A Shoe Locker System Like a Bowling Alley's Shoe Rental Machine (Your Shoes Come Out with the Press of a Button) Miyu Takeshita Hokkaido
Our New Eternity. The Smartphone App "Tokoshie" Masami Takeuchi Shizuoka
Magic Bounce: A Playful Amusement System that Hacks Physical Motion Toshiki Nishino, Akihiro Matsuura Saitama
A Light that Exposes Neglected Oral Care Hidden by a Mask Akinori Koyama Kumamoto
I Want to Develop a Small Loudspeaker for Masks!! Prototype Available Daisuke Uno Oita
A Game to Find Your Masked Friends Honyomuhito Yamaguchi
MATCHA (A Reminder Application for Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers) Kaika Easterwood Saitama
"Genso": A Device that Behaves as if String Instruments are Playing Music by Themselves Koji Kobayashi Tokyo
Eliminating "I Thought I Saw It, I Thought I Checked It" ~Creating a System for Certain Confirmation Using Eye-Tracking and AI~ Ai Oishi Fukuoka
Towards the Realization of "Shuwa-kun," a Sign Language Translator Connecting the Deaf and Those Who Cannot Sign Yuu Matsuyama Aomori
Musician Support ICT Platform "Onpu Stream" Takako Yamada Mie
Moon Moto / Lunar Motorcycle Development Project Hirotsugu Hamada Osaka
Development of a New Medical Device (ARiS) Using a Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device Adria Kym Inc. Tokyo
"Yasashisa Link" (Kindness Link): A Blockchain Disaster Prevention System Using Invisible, Important Values as Tokens Kaiki Nanashima Fukushima
No More Misunderstandings! Proposal for an Automatic Typo-Checking Smartphone Keyboard Application Kohei Urakami Osaka
Development of a Measurement System to Quantify the "Sensation of Touch" on Objects Kentaro Masuyama Yamanashi
"Rundraw": Drawing Pictures with Mobility Ryuta Kobayashi Aichi
[Devised a Way to Visualize the "Motivation Switch"! The "ON/OFF Meter"] Hiroshi Hirai Kanagawa
"UniVers": Making Streaming Activities Using Live2D More Accessible. N High School: Keita Matsushima, Shuhei Mitsuda, Haruku Iwamoto, Kota Miyabe Chiba
Yumenographia: Character x Communication Service Ichikara Inc. Tokyo
"Visualize and Share Desires": A System for a Symbiotic Society, "WISH TAG" Kentaro Imai Kanagawa
I want to sustainably revitalize the local economy with Ridesharing x Regional PR x SNS x Local Currency! Miyu Takasugi Okayama
Real Online Drinking Party Ikumi Itokawa Fukuoka
Remote Personal Training Saeko Nishiyama Tokyo
"Why Not Add Plastic Waste Reduction Activities to Your Fun Travel Memories?" Mana Yamashita Osaka
Cooling/Heating Capsule Tanon Thittipon Thailand
"A Recipe Site Becomes an AI Nutritionist!" ~Supporting Remote Work in the COVID-19 Era~ Hiroaki Moriyasu Kanagawa
A Mechanism to See Real-Time Scenery from a Local Train Line's Window Masaru Ohori Nagano
WACHINE (A Closet with an Automatic Washing Function) Chakawad Nantachaidechagun Thailand
My Composition Yuka Inoue Fukuoka
A news subscription service offering many different newspapers, called Trill. Oliver Green UK
Adhesive Non Surgical Hearing Aid Raman India
AfyaRekod Mohammad Salim Kenya
Contactless Vital Monitoring Nur Arifin Akbar Indonesia
Digital Profile / business card Aditya Kale India
Emergency Response Kit (ERK) Beacon Technology Ankit Gupta India
Kleanr, A Green Initiative Network App Mayumi Catabijan, Reinna Biaca, Emmanuelle Pangilinan Philippines
Nexus Inc. Pakistan Aleena Amin Khuwaja Pakistan
PerPalette Kittapas Tantisuwankul Thailand
Play Egg Application Ployphatchara Chochai Thailand
POWR: A Self-powered Device for Training Data Tracking and Analysis Aimed at Improving Contact Sports Training Emmanuelle Alcazaren Pangilinan Philippines
Rebel, Rhea Building Logic Ciaran Morris Canada
Smart safety tech building Vishnu kumar. B India
Teye - an AI guide for the visually impaired Apoorva Tandon India
The Duo Carafe: a hot water carafe heats water to any temperature instantaneously as you pour Jerry Callahan USA
TURNING OUR ORGANIC WASTE TO ORGANIC FOOD Aminudi Indonesia
VR gloves that simulate touch Andrew Keats USA