Launch of 'Regional Industry Co-creation Platform' Integrating Local Government Assets. Building Broad Cooperation Using Financial and Digital Assets Based on Success Models of Sabae and Kofu. Taking Japan's 'Manufacturing' and 'Food' to the Global Economic Sphere.
W TOKYO has launched a 'Regional Industry Co-creation Platform' to connect local governments and industries, starting with Kofu City and Sabae City. The initiative focuses on manufacturing and food clusters, leveraging TGC's influence and financial partnerships for global expansion.
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W TOKYO Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Noriyoshi Murakami; TSE Growth: 9159; hereafter 'the Company') will launch the 'Regional Industry Co-creation Platform' (hereafter 'this platform') concept. This initiative evolves the trajectory of regional revitalization—which began as a 'Regional Industry Revitalization Project' in March 2009 with the 'Cabinet Secretariat's Local Vitality Regeneration Project: Sabae, the City of Glasses'—into a next-generation model that horizontally connects multiple local governments and regional industries along industrial axes.
As the first step, we signed partnership agreements with Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, and Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
Our involvement in regional revitalization began in 2009 when we redefined 'Sabae's Glasses' within the context of fashion. Following 'TGC Kitakyushu' held in 2015, we have expanded our efforts nationwide as 'Regional Revitalization Projects'. Particularly regarding the industrial axis, we started the 'Kofu, the City of Jewelry' project with Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, in 2022. The hometown tax amount of Kofu City, which was 2.1 billion yen in FY2021, grew to 10.1 billion yen in FY2025, allowing us to play a part in a successful public-private partnership.
Meanwhile, in September 2023, we established strong partnerships with regional banks, the cornerstone of local economies, promoting regional revitalization businesses, creating new businesses, and expanding investment areas. Furthermore, on Friday, March 27, 2026, we concluded a 'Capital and Business Alliance Agreement with SBI Holdings, Inc.', aiming for further acceleration through the robust integration of TGC's platform and the SBI Neomedia ecosystem.
In addition, we are fully committed to exporting Japanese culture overseas, having held 'Kao presents TGC Jakarta 2025' in May 2025 and 'Acecook presents TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION in VIETNAM 2026' in March 2026. As we accelerate our overseas expansion, industries such as Japan's 'manufacturing' and 'food' are world-class assets that we will strengthen.
As public-private partnerships accelerate in this manner, we will continue to value collaboration with individual municipalities. We believe that inter-municipal cooperation, and specifically cooperation per industrial cluster within them, will contribute to the development of regional future industries and maximize the strengths of the TGC platform; hence, we are launching this concept.
On this platform, utilizing the assets of over 50 partnered local governments, we will initially launch the following two clusters. Starting with Kofu City and Sabae City, we will invite supporting municipalities to participate, aiming for a sustainable regional and economic cycle. As for the specific structure, our subsidiary TGC Social lab Inc. will handle arrangements with public and private partners and promote cooperation.
1. 'Manufacturing' Cluster (Tentative name)
Traditional techniques from partner municipalities will be gathered, including Kofu jewelry and Sabae glasses. We will promote technological fusion among production areas, joint branding, integration with next-generation technologies, and overseas expansion.
2. 'Food' Cluster (Tentative name)
We will elevate rare ingredients and food cultures from across Japan into trends among the youth utilizing TGC's production capabilities, while supporting the construction of sustainable distribution networks, including inbound tourism and overseas expansion.
Through this platform, we aim to realize sustainable regional and economic cycles and create a society where young people choose to 'work and start businesses in regional areas'. Exceeding 50 partnered municipal bases cumulatively
As the first step, we signed partnership agreements with Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, and Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
Our involvement in regional revitalization began in 2009 when we redefined 'Sabae's Glasses' within the context of fashion. Following 'TGC Kitakyushu' held in 2015, we have expanded our efforts nationwide as 'Regional Revitalization Projects'. Particularly regarding the industrial axis, we started the 'Kofu, the City of Jewelry' project with Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, in 2022. The hometown tax amount of Kofu City, which was 2.1 billion yen in FY2021, grew to 10.1 billion yen in FY2025, allowing us to play a part in a successful public-private partnership.
Meanwhile, in September 2023, we established strong partnerships with regional banks, the cornerstone of local economies, promoting regional revitalization businesses, creating new businesses, and expanding investment areas. Furthermore, on Friday, March 27, 2026, we concluded a 'Capital and Business Alliance Agreement with SBI Holdings, Inc.', aiming for further acceleration through the robust integration of TGC's platform and the SBI Neomedia ecosystem.
In addition, we are fully committed to exporting Japanese culture overseas, having held 'Kao presents TGC Jakarta 2025' in May 2025 and 'Acecook presents TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION in VIETNAM 2026' in March 2026. As we accelerate our overseas expansion, industries such as Japan's 'manufacturing' and 'food' are world-class assets that we will strengthen.
As public-private partnerships accelerate in this manner, we will continue to value collaboration with individual municipalities. We believe that inter-municipal cooperation, and specifically cooperation per industrial cluster within them, will contribute to the development of regional future industries and maximize the strengths of the TGC platform; hence, we are launching this concept.
On this platform, utilizing the assets of over 50 partnered local governments, we will initially launch the following two clusters. Starting with Kofu City and Sabae City, we will invite supporting municipalities to participate, aiming for a sustainable regional and economic cycle. As for the specific structure, our subsidiary TGC Social lab Inc. will handle arrangements with public and private partners and promote cooperation.
1. 'Manufacturing' Cluster (Tentative name)
Traditional techniques from partner municipalities will be gathered, including Kofu jewelry and Sabae glasses. We will promote technological fusion among production areas, joint branding, integration with next-generation technologies, and overseas expansion.
2. 'Food' Cluster (Tentative name)
We will elevate rare ingredients and food cultures from across Japan into trends among the youth utilizing TGC's production capabilities, while supporting the construction of sustainable distribution networks, including inbound tourism and overseas expansion.
Through this platform, we aim to realize sustainable regional and economic cycles and create a society where young people choose to 'work and start businesses in regional areas'. Exceeding 50 partnered municipal bases cumulatively