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On March 5 2020, 4 companies, Tokyo Gas Co Ltd, EcoNaviSta, OTOBANK Inc, and Yukai Engineering Inc, announced that they had signed a business alliance agreement to create new services for seniors and their families.

By combining the expertise and technology accumulated by each company, the four companies will continue to provide services that are vital to the life stages of seniors and their families.

The main roles of the 4 companies in business alliances are as follows.

Tokyo Gas
In addition to planning the entire project, we will provide data obtained through our connection with customers in the gas and electricity retail business, as well as expertise in creating comfortable and healthy living in living spaces.

EcoNaviSta
Provide living and environmental data during sleep that supports senior health based on the work efficiency of elderly facilities cultivated through the introduction of services to more than 1,800 beds and data analysis technology based on the knowledge of fatigue medicine.

OTOBANK
Provide content that can be enjoyed by people with eye disabilities and seniors without relying on vision, including the rich voice content of audiobook.jp.

Yukai Engineering
The provision of high-quality, low-cost IoT devices, including emotional user interfaces (communication robots) that are attached to people who use them, which further enrich the communication between seniors and their families.

Through this business alliance, the four companies aim to realize better living in an ultra-aging society and provide solutions to solve a variety of challenges, from individual living to local communities.

Tokyo Gas concluded capital and business alliance agreements with Yukai Engineering in December 2019, EcoNaviSta in September 2018, and OTOBANK in September 2018.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/03/06/tokyogas/