Participants｜SMART CITY PROJECT

* Listed in Japanese alphabetical order
	Azbil Corporation Azbil pursues “human-centered automation” based on its measurement and control technologies. Specifically we provide energy management systems (BEMS, FEMS, etc.) for electricity, gas and water infrastructures in the building, factory, housing and other markets. Through individual EMSs, we help conserve energy, reduce CO₂ emissions, and ensure a comfortable and secure environment, thereby contributing to safety and peace of mind, economizing, environmental friendliness, and QOL. We also contribute to the total optimization of a smart communities through the linkage of individual EMSs. To corporate site

	ITOCHU Corporation As a comprehensive trading company, ITOCHU Corporation is focusing on business in the areas of new energy, energy conservation, energy storage and emissions credits. ITOCHU spearheaded a pilot project for the use of EVs in Tsukuba City in 2010. In addition, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) is supporting the realization of a Smart City through IT technologies and new energy engineering technologies, including power output forecasting technology, optimization technology, and battery storage evaluation technology. To corporate site

	SAP AG A total of more than 2,200 electricity, gas and water companies in 70 countries are using SAP applications. SAP has also participated in smart grid-related projects across the globe. Based on such a wealth of expertise, SAP provides cutting-edge solutions including AMI, customer care & billing, energy management, in-memory computing (HANA), and mobile solutions, and contributes to the global promotion of the Japan-based Smart City solutions. To corporate site

	NEC Corporation In order to realize an information society friendly to humans and the earth, NEC supports social information infrastructures ranging from outer space to the seafloor. We will contribute to the creation of safe, secure and comfortable smart cities by utilizing ICT in various fields such as energy, transportation and healthcare. To corporate site

	NTT Communications Corporation NTT Communications offers the comprehensive SaaS (Software as a Service) called [BizCITY] to deliver only necessary software functions to each user, as well as superior networks with high cost-performance and high reliability and security. Through these we support the realization of a Smart City. To corporate site

	LG CNS Co., Ltd. As a global IT service company that fosters smart technologies and services, LG CNS offers total IT solutions encompassing planning, development, and operation services to all the industries, including the public, manufacturing and financial sectors. In particular we provide the Smart City service for the development of a “future city” based on Smart City services, and help create a city equipped with a combination of new environmental facilities and services for energy conservation. To corporate site

	Kaneka Corporation Kaneka uses its managerial resources with a focus on the four growth fields of the Environment and Energy, Information and Communications, Health Care, and Food Production Support. For the creation of Smart Cities, we provide products that help make energy conservation and higher QOL compatible, such as thin-film photovoltaic modules, organic EL lighting panels, highly heat-insulating materials and construction methods, and nutritional supplements for higher QOL. We plan to develop and release more products for Smart Cities. To corporate site

	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. As a global technology leader with fully integrated strengths, Kawasaki is creating new value—for a better environment and a brighter future—for generations to come. We boast a diverse lineup of eco-friendly products and technologies, including rail cars for transportation infrastructure and in-demand energy equipment like gas turbines and gas engines. With energy systems that deploy smart technologies, one of the leading solutions for integrating a range of green products, Kawasaki is contributing to the development of low-carbon cities and disaster prevention centers. To corporate site

	Kokusai Kogyo Group Kokusai Kogyo Group contributes to the improvement of public services as a leading company for geospatial information technologies. By using geographic information systems (GIS), we provide comprehensive consulting services from the viewpoint of the environment, energy, disaster prevention and mitigation and asset management, and propose the creation of a green community for a new age. To corporate site

	JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation JX Nippon Oil & Energy is aiming to develop advanced energy systems for low-carbon society. We are developing the technologies to produce ethanol from cellulose-based biomass resources, which do not create a competition with food supplies, and working on the construction of a hydrogen supply infrastructure for fuel cell vehicles, which can achieve large reductions in CO₂ emissions in comparison to conventional combustion engines. To corporate site

	Shimizu Corporation Based on the concept of ecoBCP®, Shimizu globally implements projects to construct high-quality and high value-added facilities and infrastructures that harmonize with environments. We offer green and clean technologies to reduce CO₂ emissions from facilities, such as Micro Grid technology, Smart BEMS to coordinate energy supply and demand, and various other technologies to upgrade comfort and safety of built environments. Shimizu contributes to the realization of Smart Cities, which realize low-carbon emissions with higher quality of life. To corporate site

	Sharp Corporation Sharp contributes to the world through environment & health projects centered on devices that conserve and generate energy. We are also paving the way to a ubiquitous society with our unique liquid crystal displays. Based on this business vision, we are working to become an “Eco-Positive Company.” Sharp is a company that can be relied on to achieve a low-carbon society, with economic activity and contribution to the environment through the use of electronics. To corporate site

	Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. Sumitomo Forestry has developed its businesses into all types of timber-related and housing-related services. Its businesses include forestry management, manufacturing and trading of timber and building materials, housing construction, remodeling and renovating of houses, and greening of sites ranging from residential housing to town spaces. Through its business, as the company pursues greening of urban cities and developing towns where people live with nature, while expanding the use of timber materials to skeletons and interiors for houses and non-residential buildings. To corporate site

	Sekisui House, Ltd. Sekisui House is a leading housing company. It was the first to achieve the construction of a total of two million residential units in the industry, with the company vision “To create living environment with rich humanity.” We are keen to provide comfortable, economical and eco-conscious smart houses (the eco-friendly “Green First” house) by introducing solar power generation and fuel cells to high-quality houses with high safety/insulation/air-tightness. To corporate site

	SEVEN & i Holdings Co., Ltd. SEVEN & i Holdings is engaged in multiple businesses, including the convenience store, supermarket, department store, restaurant, banking and net shopping businesses, which enable us to meet a range of customers’ needs in a detailed manner. Aiming for the development of an infrastructure for next-generation energy and social systems, we will contribute to the creation of a Smart Community where people can lead comfortable and environment-friendly lives. To corporate site

	Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation Tsuneishi Holdings operates in the four business fields of shipbuilding, shipping, environment/energy and services. In the shipbuilding business in particular, we are developing a Smart Ship by combining our energy creation, conservation and storage technologies to achieve a 40% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020. We are also taking the challenge of creating a Smart Community using these technologies. We are committed to work unflinchingly to take the company forward into its next 100 years. To corporate site

	Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. Tokyo Gas is fostering the development of a Smart Energy Network, which uses ICT to network buildings and areas for their optimal shared use of heat and electricity generated by natural gas cogeneration systems and renewable energy supply facilities. We contribute to the creation of a Smart City, where people can lead comfortable lives in an environment-friendly manner, by pursuing even more energy conservation and CO₂ emissions reduction and the enhancement of energy security. To corporate site

	Toshiba Corporation Toshiba is fostering the creation of a Smart Community where individuals can lead comfortable lives in an environmentally sustainable manner, by integrating a range of solutions and technologies it has developed mainly in the area of social infrastructure building. By combining the solutions we have developed by participating in demonstration tests and commercial projects across the globe, we will help create a localized Smart City. To corporate site

	Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Toppan Printing supports the flow of information among the people, equipment and various systems in the town, utilizing security technology developed around its core printing technology. Also, as a central player in the communications industry, we provide services and operations that make the life in a Smart City fun and comfortable. To corporate site

	Nikken Sekkei Ltd Nikken Sekkei offers environmental urban planning across the globe. In addition to taking full advantage of our know-how, we also use energy simulation tools to forecast the reduction of environmental loads. We also promote low-carbon urban development to maximize quality of life. To corporate site

	Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. HP Japan is the Japanese arm of the world’s leading IT company, conducting businesses in over 170 countries. HP is renowned for its social contribution measures. We contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society through a wide range of solutions and products, in particular IT solutions for the interconnected operation of energy generation/conservation/storage devices and green vehicles. To corporate site

	Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi provides solutions to achieve a “Smart & Smooth” society, based on its information technology and control technology, including power network control/analysis, aiming to effectively address the changes in the global environment as well as urban environment and lifestyles, including urban-specific challenges. To corporate site

	Future Design Center (Incorporated Association) The Future Design Center (FDC) makes matches between cutting-edge technologies and business strategies to help devise solutions to national problems. We have gathered together knowledge and technologies for the Smart City Project, including associating specialists in electric power at the University of Tokyo with the Project. We will build an advanced solution as a specific model and dispatch it to the world. To corporate site

	Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. Mitsui Fudosan strives to develop towns that continue to thrive and maintain their appeal even as time passes and values change, and actively promotes the development of living spaces and facilities, as well as the formulation of communities. We also take the lead as the liaison with local residents to introduce the facilities for the next-generation energy and social systems. To corporate site

	Mitsui Home Co., Ltd. Mitsui Home is a leading pioneer in the two-by-four method of constructing homes, which are exceptional in terms of earthquake protection, thermal insulation, and other key features. These houses will increase their attractiveness as time goes by across future generations. We contribute to local communities by building safer and more secure homes in response to changes in people’s lifestyles. To corporate site