Selected from 186 Entries! Japan DX Awards 2026 Announces 24 Finalists

The Japan DX Awards Executive Committee has announced the 24 finalists who will advance to the 'Japan DX Awards 2026 Public Presentation Judging' to be held over three days from Tuesday, June 16 to Thursday, June 18, 2026. This year, 186 applications were received from across the country, and four representatives from each of the six categories who passed the document screening will take the stage. Each company will speak about the actual examples and background of their DX projects, and tackle live Q&A sessions with judges who are experts in their respective fields. The event is free for anyone to watch, and pre-registration for online viewing is currently being accepted. We aim for the chain of transformations generated here to become a clue to solving the next social issues.

Registration URL: https://finals.dx-awards.jp/

## About the 'Japan DX Awards 2026'

Marking its 5th year, the 'Japan DX Awards' is an award recognizing practitioners tackling business and organizational transformation. The theme for 2026 is 'Transformation breeds the next transformation,' questioning the nature of a chain of transformations that goes beyond a single change to transcend organizations, regions, and industries.

## Announcing 24 Finalists Across 6 Categories

Chosen from 186 applications, 24 companies (4 companies each across 6 categories) will face the three-day public presentation judging.

- [Sustainability Category] (Stream Date: June 16, 10:00 - 12:00)
- Matsue Doken Co., Ltd. x FORUM8 Co., Ltd.: "'Next-Generation Smart Snow Removal Support System' Realized by 3D Digital Twins"
- Moriyamaen Co., Ltd.: "Apple Orchard's DX Revolution Aiming for Zero Waste and Quadrupled Labor Productivity"
- Kuradashi Co., Ltd.: "Designing 'No Leftovers' with AI: Food Loss Root-Cause Therapy-Type DX Realized by Stagnation Prediction AI"
- Aizuwakamatsu City Water and Sewerage Bureau: "'Waterworks Construction Information System' Realized by IoT x Public-Private Partnership - Waterworks Construction DX Strategy to Protect the Sustainability of Regional Water"
- [Value Creation Category] (Stream Date: June 16, 14:00 - 16:00)
- Art Corporation: "'ART RFID Evolution' System Utilizing RFID in Moving Operations"
- Seibii Inc.: "DX to 'Build In Quality' Makes Mechanics the Protagonists of Society - Mechanism Supporting the Field Quality of 1,300 Mechanics with 8 People"
- Human Group Co., Ltd.: "Humanity Management: One-Chat DX Model Turning Internal DX into Value and Expanding it to the Region"
- Otemon Gakuin Educational Corporation: "Challenge to DX Centered on Student Experience (CX): OIDAI DX Project"
- [Business Transformation Category] (Stream Date: June 16, 16:00 - 18:00)
- Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.: "120 Years of 'Ichibiri Spirit' x Proprietary AI Foundation: 220,000 Hours and Social Value Created with the Passion of 6,000 People"
- Tokyo Gas Network Co., Ltd.: "Sophistication and Simplification of Prioritizing Third-Party Construction Patrols through DX - Building a Slim and Sustainable Structure"
- Sankyo Denki Co., Ltd.: "Creating a Mechanism for SME Manufacturers to Run Autonomously with Low-Code and Data Linkage - DX Continuously Evolving Driven by the Field"
- Taisei Corporation: "T-BasisX: Construction DX Standard Foundation - To Realize a 'Construction Site with Dreams'"
- [Regional DX Category] (Stream Date: June 17, 14:00 - 16:00)
- Japan Healthcare Platform General Incorporated Association: "Connecting Regional Healthcare Digitally! Graduating from 'Paper, Phone, and FAX'"
- Tamana City: "Chain of Transformations: Digital Twins x Disaster Prevention, Urban Policy, Related Population, and Infrastructure"
- Iwata City General Hospital: "Expanding from Solving Hospital Issues to Neighboring Municipalities! 'Care Taxi Web Reservation System' Supporting the Western Shizuoka Region"
- Yokosuka City: "From 'Passive Health Guidance' to 'Proactive Prevention': The Nation's First Comprehensive Support Model Created by AI x Big Data x Human Warmth"
- [Internal Agency DX Category] (Stream Date: June 17, 16:00 - 18:00)
- Fukushima City / FUJIFILM System Services Corp.: "Significantly Reducing Internal Agency Work through Disaster Victim Support DX - Fukushima City Model Realizing Prompt and Reliable Support"
- Nagasaki Prefecture: "The 'Field' is the Protagonist, 'Improvement Squad' is Behind the Scenes - Nagasaki Prefecture's Challenge Where a 3-Year Temporary, 10-Person Dedicated Team Makes Business Improvement Culture Self-Sustaining"
- Hyuga City: "Establishing Common Logic to Visualize the Effects of Utilizing Generative AI within the Agency"
- Tamana City: "Establishment of 'Disaster Preparedness DX' and Sustainable Infrastructure Maintenance - Breaking the 'Impossible Game' with 10 Years/3 Rounds of Field Knowledge x SIP"
- [Support Category] (Stream Date: June 18, 14:00 - 16:00)
- NTT DX Partner Corporation: "How 'Leave No SME Behind DX Support' was Socially Implemented. ~New Common Sense for SME DX Created with Regional Financial Institutions~"
- Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.: "DX Support from a Regional Bank that Visited 4,000 Companies - Partnering from Field Dialogue to Strategy Formulation, Business Reform, and IT Introduction"
- Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology