Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture and Aeon Co., Ltd. Conclude Comprehensive Partnership Agreement

Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture and Aeon Co., Ltd. concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement on Monday, April 20, 2026. The aim is to further revitalize the region and improve citizen services by effectively utilizing each other's resources.

Aeon Toyohashi Minami store, which opened in 1997, has been a long-standing community-based hub in Toyohashi City.

Toyohashi City and Aeon Group have collaborated and cooperated in areas such as disaster prevention and environment. With this comprehensive partnership agreement, they will leverage the scale merits of the Aeon Group to achieve broader cooperation and strengthen the resolution of regional issues.

Specifically, they will cooperate and collaborate on 8 items related to childcare, education; industry; safety and security in daily life; health, medical care, welfare; culture, sports; tourism promotion; environmental conservation; and other cooperative matters for initiatives.

Signing Ceremony on April 20

The agreement signing ceremony was held at Toyohashi City Hall on Monday, April 20, with relevant parties in attendance. Mr. Naohiro Osugi, Executive Officer and Chubu Company Branch Manager of Aeon Retail Co., Ltd., introduced the past collaborations with Toyohashi City and expressed his aspirations, stating, "We will take this comprehensive partnership agreement as an opportunity to further deepen our cooperation and promote initiatives aimed at solving regional issues and developing the region."

Mayor Naoto Nagasaka also expressed his gratitude for the past cooperation and initiatives, and conveyed his expectations for this comprehensive partnership agreement, saying, "We are very encouraged, and we will firmly cooperate not only in the fields of disaster prevention and environment but also in areas such as childcare, health, medical care, welfare, and sports."

Past Cooperation Achievements

Toyohashi City, Aeon, and Aeon Group companies have collaborated and accumulated achievements to date.

They have concluded agreements such as the one concerning cooperation in the supply of emergency living necessities during disasters, and the agreement concerning the provision of "Cool Share Spots" to escape the heat.

In terms of disaster prevention, the "Toyohashi Disaster Prevention Festival" has been held in the parking lot of Aeon Toyohashi Minami store since 2023, aiming to raise awareness of regional disaster prevention.