Nihon Kohden Adopts "LegalOn"

Nihon Kohden Corporation has adopted "LegalOn", an AI agent specialized for legal affairs provided by LegalOn Technologies, to streamline contract review processes and enhance compliance.

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  • 📰 Published: April 3, 2026 at 18:00
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LegalOn Technologies, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Nozomu Tsunoda, Representative Director, Executive Officer, and Group CEO) announced that Nihon Kohden Corporation (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Hirokazu Ogino, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer), a leading manufacturer of medical electronic equipment providing numerous medical devices to medical sites worldwide since its establishment in 1951, has adopted the Professional AI for Legal "LegalOn" (https://www.legalontech.com/jp/) equipped with a legal-specialized AI agent.

## Background and Reasons for Adopting "LegalOn"

**(1) Background and Reasons for Adoption**
In recent years, driven by a growing awareness of compliance and the diversification and increased complexity of contract content, the number of confirmation items required of our legal department has increased. Under our current structure, it has become difficult to balance routine review operations with specialized review operations. In light of this situation, we decided to adopt "LegalOn," equipped with an AI agent specialized for legal affairs, with the aim of building an efficient and accurate review process and driving our business forward.

**(2) Future Expectations**
We believe that utilizing generative AI for initial reviews and risk extraction in business units will streamline the pre-contract review stages, allowing the legal department to focus on tasks requiring advanced judgment and responses to compliance risks. Therefore, we expect that the highly reliable "LegalOn," equipped with a legal-specialized AI agent, will continue to improve its accuracy daily, becoming a system that not only the legal department but also business units can confidently rely on for their operations.

### About Nihon Kohden Corporation (URL: https://www.nihonkohden.co.jp/index.html)
- Company Name: Nihon Kohden Corporation
- Representative: Hirokazu Ogino, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Business Activities: Development, manufacturing, and sales of medical electronic equipment
- Headquarters: 1-31-4 Nishiochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
- Established: August 7, 1951
- Number of Employees: 3,893 (6,114 across 37 group companies) (As of March 31, 2025)
- Capital: 7.544 billion yen (As of March 31, 2025)
- Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (Securities Code: 6849)

### About "LegalOn" (URL: https://www.legalontech.com/jp/)
"LegalOn," a Professional AI for Legal equipped with an AI agent specialized for legal affairs, is a service that eliminates inefficient legal operations across borders, allowing corporate legal teams to focus on thought and decision-making, thereby driving company growth originating from legal affairs. The legal-specialized AI agent "LegalOn Assistant" built into "LegalOn" supports tasks requiring rigorous confirmation and accuracy in legal operations, such as legal consultations, matter management, legal research, contract reviews, and contract management. It processes tasks autonomously in collaboration with lawyer-supervised content and external information, creating an environment where knowledge is naturally accumulated during daily operations.

"LegalOn" will continue to powerfully back up customers' legal teams as a Professional AI developed specifically for them.

### About LegalOn Technologies, Inc. (URL: https://legalontech.jp/)
LegalOn Technologies, Inc. is a global leading company in Professional AI for Legal, combining advanced technological capabilities in the AI field with specialized legal and contract knowledge. Since its establishment in 2017, the company has focused on developing legal AI services utilizing AI and currently offers "LegalOn," equipped with an AI agent specialized for legal affairs. As of March 2026, the number of paid corporate users globally has exceeded 8,500. Additionally, the company has expanded its business areas to provide the next-generation governance platform "GovernOn" and other services. By incorporating cutting-edge AI technologies such as Large Language Models (LLM) and AI agents into product development, the company supports customers' businesses through solutions addressing diverse corporate challenges.

### Company Profile
- Company Name: LegalOn Technologies, Inc.
- Representative: Nozomu Tsunoda, Representative Director, Executive Officer, and Group CEO
- Business Activities: Planning and development of AI services related to legal and corporate operations
- Headquarters: Shibuya Sakura Stage SHIBUYA Tower 19F, 1-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6219
- Established: April 2017
- Capital: 20.15 billion yen (including capital reserves, etc.)

FAQ

Why did Nihon Kohden adopt LegalOn?

To build an efficient system balancing routine and specialized reviews amid increasing legal burdens due to stricter compliance and complex contracts.

How does LegalOn benefit business divisions?

It allows business units to use generative AI for initial reviews and risk extraction, streamlining the pre-review stage and accelerating operations.

What is the current adoption rate of LegalOn?

As of March 2026, LegalOn has surpassed 8,500 paid corporate users globally.