Japan Knowledge Space Wins Grand Prize in SME Category at 'Women’s Empowerment Award 2026'!

Japan Knowledge Space Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tatsukuni Matsuoka; hereinafter 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has received the Grand Prize in the SME category at the 'Women’s Empowerment Award 2026' (organized by the Women's Empowerment Technology Council), which honors companies that have made significant contributions to promoting women's empowerment.

Based on the philosophy that 'the health of workers is a future created by management,' the Company has been promoting an environment where IT engineers can work in their own way, both mentally and physically. This award recognizes our 'advanced management model,' which implements active health investments beyond the scale of the company, such as femtech and sleep support, to address industry-wide issues like long working hours and health challenges.

About the 'Women’s Empowerment Award 2026' This award is organized by the 'Women's Empowerment Technology Council,' chaired by mederi Co., Ltd., and is based on the UN's 'Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs).' It recognizes companies, organizations, and individuals that demonstrate outstanding initiatives in creating environments where women can work easily and providing career support, evaluating numerical results, transparency, and social impact.

Key Initiatives and Reasons for the Award 1. Rapid Introduction of 'Femtech' through Top Leadership Representative Matsuoka himself obtained the 'Health Management Expert Advisor' qualification. The speed of decision-making, from considering online pill consultation to implementing a fully company-funded system after internal surveys, is a key feature. By publicly committing to supporting women's health, he has fostered 'psychological safety' where employees can use the system without hesitation.

2. Medical-Level Health Support: Low-Dose Pills, Sleep, and Cancer Screening We provide full subsidies for low-dose pill prescriptions using online medical services, utilized by approximately 50% of female employees. Notably, this system extends to the 'partners of male employees.' Furthermore, we offer multi-faceted wellbeing measures based on scientific evidence, such as custom-made pillows, subsidies for sleep clinics, and full coverage for breast and cervical cancer screenings without age restrictions.

3. Investment in Fair Opportunities and Career Development We provide unlimited access to learning platforms such as Udemy Business and O'Reilly Online Learning, building a system where employees can autonomously hone their skills regardless of life stage changes.

4. Thorough Transparency and Social Contribution Since 2019, we have been disclosing not only the 'average' but also the 'median' monthly overtime hours on our website. Additionally, we have built unique mechanisms that combine social issue resolution with employee health, such as donating a total of 1 million yen to 'Children's Cafeterias' through corporate hometown tax donations and a 'Vegetable Intake Subsidy System' that provides non-standard vegetables to employees.

Comment from Representative Director Tatsukuni Matsuoka 'I am deeply honored to receive this prestigious award. The IT industry has long faced structural issues such as opaque working environments and physical/mental strain. To break these norms, we have treated human resources as our greatest 'capital' and pursued mechanisms that support health and growth company-wide. Encouraged by this award, we will continue to aim for the establishment of a corporate model where 'employee happiness is directly linked to social prosperity.''

About Japan Knowledge Space Co., Ltd. We are a system development company. With a vision of 'management that considers the health of employees and their families,' we contribute to the realization of a sustainable IT society through unique benefits and highly transparent information disclosure.