Tosnet Group's Nihon Hoan Launches 'AI Security Guard' Service Through 6-Company Collaboration
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- Tosnet Group's Nihon Hoan Launches 'AI Security Guard' Service Through 6-Company Collaboration
- Nihon Hoan, in collaboration with six companies, has launched an AI-powered in-store security solution for retail stores. Combining AI video analysis, facial recognition, and remote monitoring, it aims to optimize shoplifting prevention and security personnel deployment. The service is already in use at one supermarket and being tested at an electronics retailer.
- Source: PR Times
- Date: June 3, 2026
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Nihon Hoan, in collaboration with six companies, has launched an AI-powered in-store security solution for retail stores. Combining AI video analysis, facial recognition, and remote monitoring, it aims to optimize shoplifting prevention and security personnel deployment. The service is already in use at one supermarket and being tested at an electronics retailer.
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- Tosnet Group's Nihon Hoan Launches 'AI Security Guard' Service Through 6-Company Collaboration (June 3, 2026), PR Times
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- June 3, 2026
Nihon Hoan, in collaboration with six companies, has launched an AI-powered in-store security solution for retail stores. Combining AI video analysis, facial recognition, and remote monitoring, it aims to optimize shoplifting prevention and security personnel deployment. The service is already in use at one supermarket and being tested at an electronics retailer.
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Nihon Hoan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter 'Nihon Hoan') has begun deploying a new in-store security solution for retail stores, 'AI Security Guard,' in collaboration with Nextware Co., Ltd., Casley Deep Innovations Co., Ltd., Nihon Aqua Development Co., Ltd., Takachiho Koeki Co., Ltd., and Tosnet Co., Ltd.
As a specialist in plainclothes in-store security, Nihon Hoan has supported approximately 70 companies and 400 stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area and nationwide in addressing shrinkage losses such as shoplifting and creating safe and secure sales floors.
The newly launched 'AI Security Guard' combines Nihon Hoan's long-accumulated on-site expertise with AI-powered video analysis, facial recognition technology, video preservation, and network/system integration. This aims to strengthen responses to habitual shoplifting, reduce the burden on store staff, and optimize security personnel deployment.
In recent years, the importance of shrinkage loss countermeasures in the retail industry has increased. However, due to population decline and labor shortages, it is becoming difficult to implement sufficient measures relying solely on traditional manpower.
Against this backdrop, the company aims to build a more productive in-store security system by combining 'human experience and judgment' with 'technology,' while maintaining and improving security quality.
Overview of AI Security Guard
'Reliable Crime Prevention' AI Security Guard Image
This service utilizes store security camera footage to identify signs of suspicious behavior or shoplifting through AI and remote monitoring. When necessary, it combines facial recognition technology to understand re-visit tendencies and optimize security personnel deployment plans, enabling targeted deterrence and rapid response. This allows for the effective allocation of human resources to target stores during higher-risk periods, rather than deploying security personnel uniformly.
Regarding the handling of video data and facial information, the company will operate in compliance with the Personal Information Protection Law and other relevant regulations, including disclosing the purpose of use, establishing an inquiry response system, and managing information appropriately. The company will provide in-store security services that balance legal compliance and practical operations.
Main Features of AI Security Guard
- Operational design leveraging on-site expertise in plainclothes security
- Advanced security utilizing AI video analysis, facial recognition, and video preservation technology
- Reduced burden on store staff and rapid information sharing
- Appropriate operational system based on the Personal Information Protection Law
- Simultaneous support for shrinkage loss countermeasures and improved store safety and security
The service has already been adopted by one supermarket, and a proof-of-concept is underway at one electronics retailer.
Going forward, the company will accumulate results and verification data from implementation sites to further strengthen operational accuracy and the collaboration framework. It aims to expand into a wide range of retail formats, including supermarkets, drugstores, home centers, discount stores, and shopping centers.
This initiative is not just the launch of a new in-store security service by Nihon Hoan; it is a pioneering effort to increase the added value, save labor, and improve productivity of security services amid a declining population.
The Tosnet Group will continue to aim for both sustainable growth and the resolution of social issues by building new security service models that combine on-site capabilities with technology.
Roles of Each Company
- Nihon Hoan Co., Ltd.: Overall project management for AI Security Guard, on-site plainclothes security operations, remote monitoring operations, security personnel deployment planning, store operation design, and coordination with implementation sites.
- Nextware Co., Ltd.: Construction and operational support for facial recognition systems, network design, and system integration support.
- Casley Deep Innovations Co., Ltd.: Video preservation technology and security technology support.
- Nihon Aqua Development Co., Ltd.: Surveillance camera system equipment, installation, construction, configuration, and maintenance support.
- Takachiho Koeki Co., Ltd.: Configuration, maintenance, and support for shoplifting behavior detection solutions.
- Tosnet Co., Ltd.: Business development support and synergy creation with security operations.
Company Overviews
Nihon Hoan Co., Ltd.
Representative: President Hideo Aoyagi
Location: 506 Chuo Tochi Kenbutsu Building, 4-12-12 Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Business: In-store security, crime prevention equipment sales, store profit improvement support
Web: https://www.nihon-hoan.co.jp
Nextware Co., Ltd.
Representative: President Takayuki Toyoda
Location: 4-3-11 Kitakyuhojimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Business: AI-based social implementation solutions and consulting business
Stock Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market (Stock Code: 4814)
Web: https://www.nextware.co.jp
Casley Deep Innovations Co., Ltd.
Representative: Director Kazumasa Sunagawa
Location: B1F Ebisu Garden Place Tower, 4-20-4 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Business: Deep tech system development, product development, and Project Enablement® business
Web: https://www.casleydi.co.jp
Nihon Aqua Development Co., Ltd.
Representative: Director Yusuke Teshima
Location: 12F IS Building, 3-32-42 Higashishinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Business: Planning, design, construction, and maintenance of surveillance camera systems and security equipment
Web: https://www.nihon-aqua.co.jp/
Takachiho Koeki Co., Ltd.
Representative: President and CEO Takashi Ide
Location: 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Business: Import/export and maintenance services for security systems and equipment (including group operations)
Stock Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (Stock Code: 2676)
Web: https://corp.takachiho-kk.co.jp/
Tosnet Co., Ltd.
Representative: President Hitoshi Ujiie, Senior Managing Director Masahiko Sato
Location: 1-10-1 Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Business: Security services and power supply services (including group operations)
Stock Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market (Stock Code: 4754)
Web: https://www.tosnet.co.jp
Contact for Inquiries
Nihon Hoan Co., Ltd.
Contact: Aoyagi, Iwasaki
TEL: 043-226-1722
Inquiry Form: https://www.nihon-hoan.co.jp/contact/
As a specialist in plainclothes in-store security, Nihon Hoan has supported approximately 70 companies and 400 stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area and nationwide in addressing shrinkage losses such as shoplifting and creating safe and secure sales floors.
The newly launched 'AI Security Guard' combines Nihon Hoan's long-accumulated on-site expertise with AI-powered video analysis, facial recognition technology, video preservation, and network/system integration. This aims to strengthen responses to habitual shoplifting, reduce the burden on store staff, and optimize security personnel deployment.
In recent years, the importance of shrinkage loss countermeasures in the retail industry has increased. However, due to population decline and labor shortages, it is becoming difficult to implement sufficient measures relying solely on traditional manpower.
Against this backdrop, the company aims to build a more productive in-store security system by combining 'human experience and judgment' with 'technology,' while maintaining and improving security quality.
Overview of AI Security Guard
'Reliable Crime Prevention' AI Security Guard Image
This service utilizes store security camera footage to identify signs of suspicious behavior or shoplifting through AI and remote monitoring. When necessary, it combines facial recognition technology to understand re-visit tendencies and optimize security personnel deployment plans, enabling targeted deterrence and rapid response. This allows for the effective allocation of human resources to target stores during higher-risk periods, rather than deploying security personnel uniformly.
Regarding the handling of video data and facial information, the company will operate in compliance with the Personal Information Protection Law and other relevant regulations, including disclosing the purpose of use, establishing an inquiry response system, and managing information appropriately. The company will provide in-store security services that balance legal compliance and practical operations.
Main Features of AI Security Guard
- Operational design leveraging on-site expertise in plainclothes security
- Advanced security utilizing AI video analysis, facial recognition, and video preservation technology
- Reduced burden on store staff and rapid information sharing
- Appropriate operational system based on the Personal Information Protection Law
- Simultaneous support for shrinkage loss countermeasures and improved store safety and security
The service has already been adopted by one supermarket, and a proof-of-concept is underway at one electronics retailer.
Going forward, the company will accumulate results and verification data from implementation sites to further strengthen operational accuracy and the collaboration framework. It aims to expand into a wide range of retail formats, including supermarkets, drugstores, home centers, discount stores, and shopping centers.
This initiative is not just the launch of a new in-store security service by Nihon Hoan; it is a pioneering effort to increase the added value, save labor, and improve productivity of security services amid a declining population.
The Tosnet Group will continue to aim for both sustainable growth and the resolution of social issues by building new security service models that combine on-site capabilities with technology.
Roles of Each Company
- Nihon Hoan Co., Ltd.: Overall project management for AI Security Guard, on-site plainclothes security operations, remote monitoring operations, security personnel deployment planning, store operation design, and coordination with implementation sites.
- Nextware Co., Ltd.: Construction and operational support for facial recognition systems, network design, and system integration support.
- Casley Deep Innovations Co., Ltd.: Video preservation technology and security technology support.
- Nihon Aqua Development Co., Ltd.: Surveillance camera system equipment, installation, construction, configuration, and maintenance support.
- Takachiho Koeki Co., Ltd.: Configuration, maintenance, and support for shoplifting behavior detection solutions.
- Tosnet Co., Ltd.: Business development support and synergy creation with security operations.
Company Overviews
Nihon Hoan Co., Ltd.
Representative: President Hideo Aoyagi
Location: 506 Chuo Tochi Kenbutsu Building, 4-12-12 Chuo, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Business: In-store security, crime prevention equipment sales, store profit improvement support
Web: https://www.nihon-hoan.co.jp
Nextware Co., Ltd.
Representative: President Takayuki Toyoda
Location: 4-3-11 Kitakyuhojimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Business: AI-based social implementation solutions and consulting business
Stock Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market (Stock Code: 4814)
Web: https://www.nextware.co.jp
Casley Deep Innovations Co., Ltd.
Representative: Director Kazumasa Sunagawa
Location: B1F Ebisu Garden Place Tower, 4-20-4 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Business: Deep tech system development, product development, and Project Enablement® business
Web: https://www.casleydi.co.jp
Nihon Aqua Development Co., Ltd.
Representative: Director Yusuke Teshima
Location: 12F IS Building, 3-32-42 Higashishinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Business: Planning, design, construction, and maintenance of surveillance camera systems and security equipment
Web: https://www.nihon-aqua.co.jp/
Takachiho Koeki Co., Ltd.
Representative: President and CEO Takashi Ide
Location: 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Business: Import/export and maintenance services for security systems and equipment (including group operations)
Stock Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (Stock Code: 2676)
Web: https://corp.takachiho-kk.co.jp/
Tosnet Co., Ltd.
Representative: President Hitoshi Ujiie, Senior Managing Director Masahiko Sato
Location: 1-10-1 Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Business: Security services and power supply services (including group operations)
Stock Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market (Stock Code: 4754)
Web: https://www.tosnet.co.jp
Contact for Inquiries
Nihon Hoan Co., Ltd.
Contact: Aoyagi, Iwasaki
TEL: 043-226-1722
Inquiry Form: https://www.nihon-hoan.co.jp/contact/
FAQ
What types of stores are targeted for AI Security Guard?
A wide range of retail formats including supermarkets, drugstores, home centers, discount stores, and shopping centers.
Which companies are collaborating on AI Security Guard?
Nihon Hoan, Nextware, Casley Deep Innovations, Nihon Aqua Development, Takachiho Koeki, and Tosnet.
Who is the contact for inquiries about AI Security Guard?
Nihon Hoan Co., Ltd. (TEL: 043-226-1722) or via the inquiry form on their website.