Future Artisan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa, Tokyo, President: Go Tanaka) and Technopoint Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato, Tokyo, President: Masayasu Tokuyama) have started a collaboration aimed at B2B manufacturing-focused web marketing and sales digital transformation (DX). Through this collaboration, both companies will integrate their respective areas of expertise to create a consistent customer touchpoint centered around the web, from attracting traffic to B2B manufacturing product sites to acquiring effective leads, negotiating deals, and securing orders. Technopoint, which specializes in SEO measures and content strategies tailored for the manufacturing industry, and Future Artisan, which excels in the digitalization of complex product alignment, will begin providing a unified service. This will evolve customers' websites from "websites that do not receive inquiries" to "websites that facilitate negotiations and expand sales," contributing to the business growth of B2B manufacturing companies.

Adsol Nisshin Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Toshiaki Shinozaki, hereinafter referred to as Adsol Nisshin) and Future Artisan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: Tsuyoshi Tanaka, hereinafter referred to as Future Artisan) have recently concluded a strategic partnership aimed at realizing a sustainable society. Additionally, they announced a new joint initiative called "Sustainable Factory IoT (SF-IoT)" to strongly support the promotion of sustainability management and GX (Green Transformation), primarily targeting companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime.

Future Artisan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa, Tokyo, President and CEO: Tsuyoshi Tanaka) is pleased to announce its participation as a corporate mentor in the "Junior SDGs Camp (Workshop for Solving Environmental Issues in the Asia Region and Beyond)" organized by the Ministry of the Environment at the Osaka-Kansai Expo (EXPO2025), which will be held from April 13 (Sunday) to October 13 (Monday, public holiday) in 2025. This workshop aims to foster international environmental leaders of the future by encouraging students to generate ideas and engage in practical discussions to address environmental issues in the Asia region and beyond. Participants will be divided into 10 teams consisting of approximately 100 students from Japan and abroad. Based on themes set for each team, the participating students will discuss and develop realistic and feasible solutions, with the final results scheduled to be presented on September 4 (Thursday) and 5 (Friday) at the "Sustainability Dome" within the Osaka-Kansai Expo venue. From our company, two individuals, the ESG Business Manager and the Sustainability Promoter, will participate as corporate mentors for each team, supporting the students in their discussions and proposal development, as well as promoting efforts toward the realization of a sustainable society.

YDC Corporation (Headquarters: Shinagawa, Tokyo, President: Tsuyoshi Tanaka, hereinafter referred to as YDC) will change its company name to "Future Artisan, Inc." effective January 1, 2025. The environment surrounding the manufacturing industry is undergoing significant changes due to rapid technological innovation, globalization of markets, a declining workforce, and worsening social conditions. In response to these changes, Japan's manufacturing industry and its value chain are now strongly required to contribute not only to business growth but also to a sustainable society. To continue contributing to our customers in this new era, we established our purpose in 2022 as "Realizing a sustainable society through co-creation with Japan's manufacturing industry," and we have committed to making significant changes and advancing organizational reforms to achieve this. Therefore, we will change our company name from "YDC Corporation," which has been cherished by our customers for many years, to "Future Artisan, Inc." With this name change, we will enhance our technological capabilities, create added value through the highest quality and efficiency, and accelerate our efforts to contribute to the overall development of Japan's manufacturing industry.