JM Integral Appoints Akira Yasue, Former Local Government Official and Expert in Regional Informatization, as Executive Officer
JM Integral, a company supporting regional medical DX, has appointed Akira Yasue, a former Ina City, Nagano Prefecture official and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Regional Informatization Advisor, as Executive Officer from FY2026. This appointment aims to strengthen collaboration with local governments and regional medical support systems by leveraging Mr. Yasue's extensive experience and expertise.
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JM Integral Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Taishi Izumi), which supports regional medical DX, announced that Akira Yasue, a former official of Ina City, Nagano Prefecture, and a Regional Informatization Advisor for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, has been appointed as an Executive Officer from fiscal year 2026. Mr. Yasue worked as an official at Ina City Hall, Nagano Prefecture, for over 33 years from 1993 to 2026, engaging in the social implementation of new and digital technologies to solve regional issues. In particular, in Ina City's initiatives for new industrial technologies, he led the construction of regional social problem-solving models using new technologies such as online medical care and mobility for social issues like medical care, shopping, and transportation. Specifically, the Medical MaaS, Ina City Mobile Clinic project, which combines mobility and online medical care, is operated in Ina City as Japan's first social implementation of Medical MaaS. Since 2021, he has also been supporting regional social DX for local governments nationwide as a Regional Informatization Advisor for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Until now, our company has collaborated with local governments and medical institutions to support the introduction of online medical care, regional medical DX, and the establishment of medical care provision systems in remote and mountainous areas. With Mr. Yasue's appointment as Executive Officer, we will incorporate his practical experience in local government and expertise as a regional informatization advisor to further strengthen our local government collaboration and regional medical support systems tailored to the specific circumstances of each region.
■ Background of Appointment
In rural and mountainous areas nationwide, challenges surrounding regional medical care are becoming increasingly severe, including doctor shortages, reduced access to medical institutions, and increased medical and nursing care needs due to an aging population.
To address these challenges, it is necessary not only to develop systems on the medical institution side but also to build sustainable medical care provision systems tailored to the specific circumstances of each region, through collaboration among local governments, medical institutions, local residents, and private businesses.
Our company has been supporting the establishment of systems utilizing online medical care and medical DX to enhance the sustainability of regional medical care. In particular, we emphasize support for the introduction of online medical care in remote and mountainous areas, operational design that allows medical institutions to operate independently, and institutional and operational support based on relevant laws and regulations, national guidelines, and related notifications.
Mr. Yasue has been involved for many years in the introduction and implementation of new technologies originating from regional issues at local government sites. As a Regional Informatization Advisor for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, he provides advice on regional informatization, regional DX, and the utilization of medical ICT, and is well-versed in administrative internal decision-making processes, consensus building with local residents and related organizations, and business design based on national and local government policy trends.
With this appointment, our company will combine practical experience in local government, expertise as a regional informatization advisor, and implementation know-how in the medical field to further strengthen public-private partnership-driven business promotion for solving regional medical issues.
■ About Akira Yasue
Akira Yasue, Executive Officer, JM Integral Co., Ltd.
Mr. Yasue is from Ina City Hall, Nagano Prefecture, where he joined in 1993 and worked as a local government official for over 33 years until his retirement in 2026.
In Ina City, he promoted the advancement of communication infrastructure in the region, including Japan's first ADSL public trial and the development of a regional intranet. He was also involved in the implementation of medical ICT, such as the introduction of electronic medical records and telemedicine at Ina Central Hospital.
From 2018, as the head of the newly established New Industrial Technology Promotion Section in Ina City, he promoted the construction of a regional model that comprehensively addresses medical care, transportation, and shopping. In the Medical MaaS "Mobile Clinic" project (commercialized in 2021), he was involved in the conception and implementation of a model combining mobile clinics and online medical care, promoting initiatives to secure medical access in the region as Japan's first socially implemented Medical MaaS. Furthermore, he was involved in building an information sharing platform for community-based integrated care in the medical and nursing care collaboration network "Iina Electronic Contact Book" project (commercialized in 2021).
Since 2021, he has been providing advice on regional informatization, regional DX, and the utilization of medical ICT as a Regional Informatization Advisor for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
As a person who possesses both practical experience cultivated at local government sites and expertise as a regional informatization advisor, he will promote our company's local government collaboration and regional medical DX businesses going forward.
"INA Health Mobility," a dedicated remote medical care vehicle used in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture's "Mobile Clinic."
(Source)
◯ Ina City, Nagano Prefecture "Mobile Clinic":
https://www.inacity.jp/shisei/inashiseisakusesaku/shinsangyougijutu/mobileclinic/mobileclinicmain.html)
■ Appointee Profile
Akira Yasue
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■ Background of Appointment
In rural and mountainous areas nationwide, challenges surrounding regional medical care are becoming increasingly severe, including doctor shortages, reduced access to medical institutions, and increased medical and nursing care needs due to an aging population.
To address these challenges, it is necessary not only to develop systems on the medical institution side but also to build sustainable medical care provision systems tailored to the specific circumstances of each region, through collaboration among local governments, medical institutions, local residents, and private businesses.
Our company has been supporting the establishment of systems utilizing online medical care and medical DX to enhance the sustainability of regional medical care. In particular, we emphasize support for the introduction of online medical care in remote and mountainous areas, operational design that allows medical institutions to operate independently, and institutional and operational support based on relevant laws and regulations, national guidelines, and related notifications.
Mr. Yasue has been involved for many years in the introduction and implementation of new technologies originating from regional issues at local government sites. As a Regional Informatization Advisor for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, he provides advice on regional informatization, regional DX, and the utilization of medical ICT, and is well-versed in administrative internal decision-making processes, consensus building with local residents and related organizations, and business design based on national and local government policy trends.
With this appointment, our company will combine practical experience in local government, expertise as a regional informatization advisor, and implementation know-how in the medical field to further strengthen public-private partnership-driven business promotion for solving regional medical issues.
■ About Akira Yasue
Akira Yasue, Executive Officer, JM Integral Co., Ltd.
Mr. Yasue is from Ina City Hall, Nagano Prefecture, where he joined in 1993 and worked as a local government official for over 33 years until his retirement in 2026.
In Ina City, he promoted the advancement of communication infrastructure in the region, including Japan's first ADSL public trial and the development of a regional intranet. He was also involved in the implementation of medical ICT, such as the introduction of electronic medical records and telemedicine at Ina Central Hospital.
From 2018, as the head of the newly established New Industrial Technology Promotion Section in Ina City, he promoted the construction of a regional model that comprehensively addresses medical care, transportation, and shopping. In the Medical MaaS "Mobile Clinic" project (commercialized in 2021), he was involved in the conception and implementation of a model combining mobile clinics and online medical care, promoting initiatives to secure medical access in the region as Japan's first socially implemented Medical MaaS. Furthermore, he was involved in building an information sharing platform for community-based integrated care in the medical and nursing care collaboration network "Iina Electronic Contact Book" project (commercialized in 2021).
Since 2021, he has been providing advice on regional informatization, regional DX, and the utilization of medical ICT as a Regional Informatization Advisor for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
As a person who possesses both practical experience cultivated at local government sites and expertise as a regional informatization advisor, he will promote our company's local government collaboration and regional medical DX businesses going forward.
"INA Health Mobility," a dedicated remote medical care vehicle used in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture's "Mobile Clinic."
(Source)
◯ Ina City, Nagano Prefecture "Mobile Clinic":
https://www.inacity.jp/shisei/inashiseisakusesaku/shinsangyougijutu/mobileclinic/mobileclinicmain.html)
■ Appointee Profile
Akira Yasue
Keywords: