The 2024 Nominations
127 ideas, technologies, and challenges have been nominated.
Further selection will be conducted, and the Generation Award prizes, such as the Special Corporate Awards, will be announced on the official website around mid-February 2025.
| Proposal Title | Proposer(s) | Prefecture/Country |
|---|---|---|
| Greeting Rock-Paper-Scissors Robo-Hand "Tomo no Te" | Motoki Hirose | Osaka |
| Programmable Shower Experience with Ice Shower and Shower Liquid | Majikitchen | Chiba |
| Break Your Limits with Taunts! The "Aori" Calendar | Fuyu Watanabe | Kanagawa |
| Helping Moms and Dads Sleep Soundly by Improving Baby's Sleep | Kana Mitsuhashi | Aichi |
| Accessible Campground | Shogo Tsuchihara | Hyogo |
| Quantifying Deliciousness with AgriColor | Noriyuki Saito | Fukuoka |
| Let's Go to the Countryside! | Atsuto Kinotora | Tokyo |
| INASE: Stone Vessels Delivering the Value of Stone and Masonry to All | Inagaki Stone Masonry Ltd. Ryota Inagaki | Aichi |
| Read Braille Anytime, Anywhere! Easy-to-Use Gloves | Chihiro Suzuki | Hyogo |
| Exhibition Guidance Anytime, Anywhere! Creating a More Convenient Town with Audio Guides + α | Sena Hakata | Hyogo |
| InfiniFlow Mirror | Tatsuaki Kamoi | Tokyo |
| A New Restaurant Discovery App Combining Influencer Recommendations and Map Sharing | Shota Tsuchido, Tomoki Hosoya, Reina Shigemoto, Yuichiro Ohashi, Yohei Okochi | Ibaraki |
| A Mobility Suit to Adapt to the Future XR Society with the Lost Organ, the "Tail" | NEWVO | Tokyo |
| Wriggling and Swarming Animatronics | Yok Nakanishi | Tokyo |
| Into the Womb -I want to be born again-: An XR System for Returning to the Fetal Stage and Rebirth | Masako Kimura, Ayaka Fujii, Kenichi Ito, Masato Tsuboi, Nanoka Kusano, Yurie Suzuki, Kinsho Natsume | Tokyo/Aichi |
| Development of a New Form of Hearing Aid Device Using AR Technology and an On-Demand Sign Language Interpretation Service | Shinji Naka | Hokkaido |
| Utilizing Unstructured Text Data for AI, by AI | ProPlace: Mana Ikeda, Daiki Naganuma, Ryosuke Yamaki, Yushi Naraki | Kanagawa |
| AI Protection Ball | Rua Imada | Hyogo |
| A Robot That Clears Snow Around the House Using AI | Ryo Matsukura, Yukiko Masuda, Mitsuki Terasaki, Iona Umezawa, Rinta Tachibana | Fukui |
| AeroRoute: Application of Drone Technology for Last One Mile Delivery | Kai Masushima | Tokyo |
| Inclusive Interpersonal Games Realized with XR Technology | Reika Maruyama | Tokyo |
| XRT (XR Terminal) | Kenta Akagi | Tokyo |
| M5StackColorMaker | airpocket | Okayama |
| An Application for People Without Connections to Arrange Practice Matches for Club Activities | Yuto Tanabe | Ibaraki |
| Orbcura | Parag Sharma | India |
| Opening the Digital World for All: AI-Powered Real-time Sign Language for Seamless Conversations | Ali Shabbar | Denmark |
| Why Not Test for Glaucoma at Home? | Hayato Tamura | Tokyo |
| Spreading Smiles with the "Oshoshina Badge Relay" | Akari Abe | Yamagata |
| Time Travel with Sound: Making Live-Action Adaptations of Radio Dramas Possible | Kazuto Ikemoto, Kentaro Nagamatsu | Niigata |
| A New Relationship Between Stores and Customers Accelerates Social Problem Solving and Corporate Growth | LLC LUCE, Tsuyoshi Kanai | Gunma |
| Operating a Free Hub Where Children Unsuited for School Can Use ICT to Create Their Own Place in Society | Makoto Matsuura | Akita |
| "Remo-choki" - Scissors That Can Turn Off Home Appliances | Ryuta Kobayashi | Tokyo |
| kamimol: A New Material to Evolve Existing Plastic Products to Zero-Plastic | BECS Inc., Taro Tamai | Nara |
| Realization of Space Tourism Services Using Balloons | Iwaya Giken Inc. | Hokkaido |
| A Service to Support the Nationwide Expansion of Companies Utilizing the "Product Donation" System of the Corporate Furusato Nozei Program | FromTo Inc., Hiroshi Miyagi | Tokyo |
| A Robot That Diagnoses You Immediately When You're Feeling Unwell | Aya Sato | Fukuoka |
| Incredible Plastic Reduction! A Paper Beverage Carton with an Attached Straw That Uses No Plastic | Tokujiro Yakushi | Tokyo |
| The Paper Iron That Straightens Crumpled Paper | Ichinoshin Yasui | Hokkaido |
| AI-Native 3D CAD for the Construction Industry | Yusuke Kondo | Tokyo |
| Outfit Suggestion | Nana Hoshino | Fukuoka |
| Realizing Pre-symptomatic Care with Visible Effects Through AI: Toward a Future Without Illness with Personalized Health Suggestions | Akinori Koyama | Kumamoto |
| "CONCIE" - A Platform Service Connecting Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals, Companies, and Universities | Yutaka Osawa | Aichi |
| Voice Shower | Tiger Lee | Kochi |
| Compact Self-Propelled Pen Plotter | Fumiko Toyoda | Tokyo |
| Cockroach Detection Machine | Kurumi Egashira | Fukuoka |
| Automatically Erasing the Blackboard Because It's a Hassle | Rintaro Matsuura | Hokkaido |
| Easy-Parenting Electric Stroller | Yuki Fujisawa | Hyogo |
| "fumi-fumi" - A New Sensation Massage Device to Treat Osteoporosis Enjoyably | Yuwa Nishimoto | Ibaraki |
| Revolutionizing Middle-Aged Urinary Incontinence with the Pelvic Floor Muscle Self-Care Product "sokoage" | Aki Onishi | Tokyo |
| A Machine to Improve Communication Beyond Just Words | Kirara Shibayama | Fukuoka |
| No More Lost Items! A Sticker That Instantly Tells You Where Everything Is | Airi Sakamoto | Hyogo |
| The SHITSUKAN: A Practical Visual Texture Reproduction Engine Based on 3DCG Technology | Nagano University Tanaka Laboratory (Masato Otsuka, Osei Yajima, Toya Tano, Rin Kusakabe, Mikoto Okubo, Yuzuki Yumoto, Taishin Ikeno) | Nagano |
| "wash the beat" - An Electronic Musical Instrument That Lets You DJ While Washing Dishes | Yuwa Nishimoto | Ibaraki |
| Academia-Industry Collaboration PBL "Famikaruta SNS Edition to Combat Sexual Victimization" | AISIN Corporation × Ritsumeikan University Institute of Design Science, Academia-Industry Collaborative Research Project, Takako Yamada | Mie |
| Realization and Application of a Holographic City with Touch Operation Like in Sci-Fi | Portalgraph Inc., Shunji Yamaura | Tokyo |
| A Device to Vocalize Information on Tactile Paving for the Visually Impaired | Yuki Iwashige | Saitama |
| Discovery of the 5th Dimension of Spacetime, Transcending the 4 Dimensions (3D Space and 1D Time) | Koji Honjo | Kanagawa |
| Construction of a 6-Dimensional "360° Microscope + Encyclopedia" That Can Be Operated Across Spacetime | Shigeki Tani | Shizuoka |
| Effortless Travel with an Automatically Updated Tourist Information App | Takamasa Sakai | Saitama |
| The Ground Moves Like an Escalator | Yume Hayashi | Hyogo |
| A DX Human Resources Service to Solve Social Issues | COCOO Corporation (CEO: Yusuke Irie) | Tokyo |
| Hack Your Job Hunt! An App Where AI Evaluates and Suggests Improvements for Your Resume Photo | ROX Inc. | Hyogo |
| Let's Alleviate Traffic Jams! | Aya Tasaka | Hyogo |
| Revolutionizing Referral Sales to Make "I Want to Meet This Decision-Maker" a Reality | Yuki Yamamoto | Kanagawa |
| Job Master: A Virtual Space Platform to Experience Future Jobs | LLC Mirai Sosei Juku, Mitsuhiro Iwata | Aichi |
| Newborn Childcare Experience System "CryingBaby" | Takayuki Kosaka | Kanagawa |
| A 3D Sketching System Using a Smartphone with a Depth Camera as a Canvas | Yuki Takeyama | Ibaraki |
| "Suigenkyo": A Project to Revitalize the Japanese Traditional Craft Market | Suigenkyo Inc., Motonari Sumii | Kyoto |
| Water Light Lamp | Kii Natsuyama, Yuki Yoshii, Sho Takeda | Hyogo |
| A Container That Can Keep Things Warm or Cold Forever | Rino Nakagaki | Hokkaido |
| A New Energy for a No-Waste Future: Navッシュ's Resource Revolution with Waste Cooking Oil and Hair | Chiken Murakami | Shiga |
| Construction of a Disaster Prevention Mapping System Using Space Syntax and Subjective Evaluations by Residents | Kaname Takenouchi | Tokyo |
| Update All Sports! Robotic Palpation for Injury Prevention to Give Athletes the Best Performance and Excite Spectators! | Tagle Inc., Hiromichi Endo | Fukushima |
| A Coupon Business Targeting Sports Club Members | Conespo LLC | Chiba |
| Smart Diaper | Waka Abe | Yamagata |
| Non-invasive Coastal Cleaning by Smart Robots That Doesn't Harm the Natural Environment | Seaside Roboitcs | Kanagawa |
| SmartPlaces - a geolocation-based social network that provides access to hyperlocal experiences and markets on a global scale facilitating meaningful connections worldwide. | Christian | Germany |
| The World's Easiest Way to Access Brain Information with BCI | CyberneX Co., Ltd. | Tokyo |
| The World's First Space SOH (Funeral/Remembrance) | SPACE NTK Inc. | Ibaraki |
| The World's First Ferroptosis-Inducing Anticancer Drug | Yushi Otsuki | Tokyo |
| How to Reduce Cigarette Butt Littering | Ryosuke Hiratani | Hyogo |
| A Bed That Prevents Anyone from Disturbing Your Sleep | Shuka Cho | Hyogo |
| Community Exchange and Disaster Prevention Event "Let's Become a Family" | Ryota Koyama, Miko Okada, Tsubasa Matsushita, Ritsuki Tomita, Soichiro Yoshimura, Koki Fukuda | Hyogo |
| A Theme Park to See the Earth's Past | Kazuki Shida | Yamagata |
| TutoriaLLM | Sosei Tokumaru | Tokyo |
| Connecting with the Hearing Impaired Through Lip Movements in the Future | Ai Nishijima | Kanagawa |
| Building a Communication Support System for Beauty Salon Environments for the Hearing Impaired | Ying Zhong | Ibaraki |
| Electric-Assist Bicycle Based on an Ultra-Compact Airship | Shinichiro Watanabe | Shizuoka |
| Rectangular Solid Origami | Haesung Lyang | Tokyo |
| I Want to Wake Up on Tough Mornings Feeling Refreshed!! | Ruiku Endo | Yamagata |
| "JAMGL (Japan Animation Manga Game Land)" - A Giant, Uniquely Japanese Theme Park to Surpass Disneyland & DisneySea | Kiyotaka Shimazaki | Tokyo |
| Director AI | BONSAI STUDIO | Ibaraki |
| Popularizing On-Demand Taxis | Seira Sato | Yamagata |
| Braille Block Sneakers and a Guide Dog Robot | Mei Horimizu | Tokyo |
| Internet Voting | Natsuki Yamaguchi | Yamagata |
| To Reduce Crime Victims Among Children. "Dangerous Place Prediction AI App -AI-bou-" | ROX Inc. | Hyogo |
| Research on Internal Tambourines | Koji Uno | Osaka |
| Cartilage Conduction Earphones | CCH Sound Co., Ltd. | Kyoto |
| Japan Beginner's Mark | Yuka Sagara | Yamagata |
| Instead of Making Holidays Fixed Days Off, Allow People to Take a Vacation Anytime Throughout the Year to Travel. | Iko Abe, Miu Yamashita | Hokkaido |
| Inspection and Training Coordination Business Connecting Nursing Care in Japan and the World | Tomoki Kaneko | Kanagawa |
| A Tour to Clean Up Tourist Spots in Japan Polluted by Illegal Dumping and Other Waste | Jin Hattori | Hokkaido |
| "High-Five Bell" - A System to Show You're Doing Well During Hospitalization | Mutsumi Uehara | Kagawa |
| A Giant Humanoid Robot That a Person Can Ride in and Pilot | Hajime Sakamoto | Hyogo |
| Virtual Nurse's Office | Mika Todaka | Tokyo |
| Creating a Motorcycle-Centric Society | Rentaro Mimura | Fukuoka |
| A Light with a Sensor That Automatically Turns Off When It Detects a Person Has Fallen Asleep. | Rino Nakagaki | Hokkaido |
| Contactless and Non-Invasive In-Body Sensing to Gently Monitor a Person's Health | Undulations (Takahiko Kishi, Sachi Mizobuchi) | Kanagawa |
| To Protect People | Sakuya Ito | Yamagata |
| Creating a Society Where Everyone Can Enjoy Meals Regardless of Age Using VR | Tomoko Fukui | Osaka |
| Printout Organizing Box | Yuina Matsutani | Hyogo |
| "Guruwan" - An Information Medium for Pets | Guruwan Inc., Uno Iwata | Shizuoka |
| pedestrian crossing card | Eria Fukumoto | Hyogo |
| Make Daily Shopping Easier! A Basket You Don't Have to Carry! | Miu Iwai | Hyogo |
| mouth2mouth | Majikitchen | Chiba |
| The Mom Support Project will create a new form of family through a revolution in how mothers work! | Shoko Fujiwara | Tokyo |
| Earring-Type Computer | Kazuhiro Taniguchi | Hiroshima |
| "Makers" - A Board Game Project to Discover the Joy of Craftsmanship | teamF | Tokyo |
| Job Gourmet: A New Value Exchange Through Bartering | Tomoyuki Hashimoto, Yukihiro Mizuta | Saga |
| A Toilet That Nudges Kindness: The Toilet Will Solve the "Art Museum Refugee" Problem! | Miyuki Utsumi | Chiba |
| "Bandboo" - A New Sensation Electronic Musical Instrument Played by Four People Doing a Bamboo Dance | Yuwa Nishimoto | Ibaraki |
| Raku-Pato: An AI Conversational Smart Device for the Elderly That Acts Like a Grandchild, Keeping Things Lively Anytime! | Shota Sato | Saitama |
| Revolutionizing Label Creation! -Swallow- An AI Food Labeling Tool That Reduces Hours of Work to 10 Seconds | ROX Inc. | Hyogo |
| Reiwa Era! Lost Child Prevention! | Mizuki Yasuda | Fukuoka |
| Resilience Art Wear | Akio Yabuta | Osaka |
| WorkConnect | Mitsuhiro Iwata | Aichi |
| WiseDrive - Car Insurance That Co-creates Safer Cities with Price Optimization Based on Driving Behavior | Tsukasa Yada, Kazuki Kitano, Kazuki Koshiishi | Miyagi |
