Nippon Pallet Rental, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Atsushi Futamura; hereinafter referred to as JPR) is pleased to announce that it will be a speaker at the "7th Offline Community" event hosted by Nagase & Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Nagase & Co., Ltd.), the licensor of the joint transportation matching service "TranOpt," on Friday, July 17, 2026.

On the day, JPR will give a lecture on the theme of "Responding to the Revised Goods Circulation Law Using DX Solutions."

Nagase & Co., Ltd. and JPR are promoting "Joint Transportation Matching in the Chemical Industry and Collaboration with Other Industries" utilizing "TranOpt." This initiative is highly regarded as a model case for logistics standardization and digital collaboration that transcends industry boundaries. In February 2026, both companies jointly received the Grand Prize in the Pilot Project category of the "Physical Internet Award 2026." This community event will feature lectures by experts and a panel discussion to present concrete approaches to challenges such as the "CLO (Chief Logistics Officer) system" required of shippers due to legal revisions.

▼ Event Overview

Date and Time: Friday, July 17, 2026, 14:00-19:00 (Reception opens 13:30)

Format: Hybrid (On-site participation (60 participants) & Zoom)

Venue: Nagase Global Human Resource Development Center, 2nd Floor (Reception on the 1st Floor)

Address: 4-8-13 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051 (Nearest Stations: Yoyogi Station on the JR Yamanote Line or Kita-sando Station on the Fukutoshin Line)

Participation Fee: Free (Advance registration required)

Target Audience: Logistics managers at shipper companies, logistics companies, companies with logistics solutions

Application URL: https://go-aejp.nagase.com/l/1057343/2026-04-20/m6qcrb

▼ Day's Schedule and Program Content (Quoted from Nagase & Co., Ltd.'s presentation content)

* The following is posted based on the information provided by the organizer, Nagase & Co., Ltd. Therefore, speaker names are quoted as announced by the organizer.

13:30- Venue Reception 14:00-14:10 Opening Remarks (Nagase & Co., Ltd.)

14:10- Various Programs

[Lecture] New Logistics Policies After the Enforcement of the Logistics Efficiency Law

Speaker: Mr. Arai (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Commerce and Service Group, Logistics Planning Office)

[Lecture] Changes in the Logistics Industry and the Role Required of CLOs

Speaker: Mr. Yano (Dean, Faculty of Distribution and Information, Ryutsu Keizai University)

[Panel Discussion] How Shippers Should Make Logistics a Management Issue, Triggered by the Enforcement of the Logistics Efficiency Law

Moderator: Mr. Watanabe (Nagase & Co., Ltd., Functional Chemicals Business Unit, Total Solution Department, Solution Development Section)

Panelists: Mr. Takaya (Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Basic Materials & Polymers Business Group, Logistics Division, Logistics Planning Department, SC Business Integration Project)

* 2-3 other participants planned (other panelists being coordinated)

[Lecture] Responding to the Revised Goods Circulation Law Using DX Solutions

Speaker: Mr. Sekikawa (Nippon Pallet Rental, Ltd., Digital Logistics Business Development Department, DL Sales Group)

16:40-16:50 Break (10 minutes)

16:50-17:15 Free Discussion

17:15-17:20 Summary, Comments & Announcements & Questionnaire

17:30-19:00 Reception (Optional, held on the 1st floor of the same facility *Participation fee is free)

[Notes on the Program]

The schedule and program content above are as of the date of this press release. Please note that changes or cancellations may occur, or speakers may be changed, without prior notice due to the organizer's circumstances. For the latest information, please check the event registration site of Nagase & Co., Ltd.

▼ Reference

Received the Grand Prize in the Pilot Project Category of the "Physical Internet Award 2026"

https://www.jpr.co.jp/news/release/20260227_000354.html

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