News

• Jul 29, 2026NewsWe released Yomu-co, a free app (iOS/Android) that detects logs at the log landing and records field notes by voice.
• May 28, 2026TalkOur Representative Director and CEO explained in-forest communication in the Forestry Agency of Japan's Smart Forestry Online Course 4.
• May 18, 2026NewspaperOur Soko-co appeared in a JVCKENWOOD article in Nokei Shimpo, No. 3598.
• Feb 10, 2026MagazineOur products were introduced in an article on JVCKENWOOD and the National Federation of Forest Owners' Co-operative Associations (Zenmoriren) in "Shinrin Kumiai No. 668", the journal of the forest owners' cooperative network.
• Jan 14, 2026NewsA JVCKENWOOD case study describes how Minamifurano Mokuzai uses our products.
• Jan 14, 2026MagazineOur products were introduced in the article "JVCKENWOOD and Zenmoriren sign a partnership agreement aiming to eliminate occupational accidents" in Rinsei News, No. 764.
• Dec 23, 2025NewsWe updated Soko-co Standard and added several features.
• Dec 17, 2025ExhibitionOur products were introduced in connection with the agreement between JVCKENWOOD and Zenmoriren.
• Oct 17, 2025ExhibitionOur products were exhibited at the JVCKENWOOD booth at CEATEC 2025.
• Sep 15, 2025NewspaperWe were featured in Nokei Shimpo, No. 3567. (Note: the output of 5000 mW stated in the article is an error.)
• Sep 1, 2025NewsThe subsidy application period has opened for the forestry worker safety improvement program. Our Soko-co Standard is eligible.
• Aug 14, 2025MagazineA use case of Soko-co Forest was published in Zorin Jiho, No. 228, issued by the Japan Forestation Association.
• May 14, 2025MagazineRinsei News, No. 748: "New product: the new 'soko-co', highly versatile and reasonably priced"
• Apr 25, 2025TalkWe spoke at a technical seminar on forest civil engineering held in Sapporo, Hokkaido.
• Mar 31, 2025MagazineWe were listed in Zenmoriren's FY2025 Safety Products Catalog.
• Mar 25, 2025AwardOur location-sharing system was published in the patent gazette.
• Oct 8, 2024MagazineOur products were introduced in the in-forest communication feature of Forest Journal (Autumn issue, Sep 30), a free magazine for the forestry industry.
• Apr 20, 2024MagazineA use case was published in "Shinrin Kumiai No. 646", the journal of the forest owners' cooperative network.
• Jan 6, 2024MagazineThe history of our development was featured in "Green & Life", Winter 2023 issue (No. 166, published by The Norinchukin Bank).
• Aug 1, 2023NewsWe opened the Kagoshima R&D Office in Kagoshima City.
• Jul 25, 2023NewspaperOur products were featured in the July 25 morning edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun.
• Jul 4, 2023MagazineRinsei News, No. 704: "Overcoming the limits of LPWA together with Kenwood, and taking on the deep mountains"
• Jun 14, 2023ExhibitionJVCKENWOOD will exhibit our products at the Regional Disaster Prevention EXPO, part of Local Government & Public Week 2023.
• Jun 14, 2023NewsJVCKENWOOD has started selling "Soko-co Forest" version 2.0
• Nov 6, 2022NewspaperOur products were featured in the November 6 morning edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun.
• Aug 10, 2022NewspaperWe were featured in Noson News.
• Jun 23, 2022NewspaperAn article on Soko-co Forest VER2.0 was published in Min'yurin Shimbun on June 23, 2022.
• Feb 21, 2022NewspaperOur log-measuring app "Log-co" was featured in Noson News.
• Jan 21, 2022MagazineAn article about us was published in Kikaika Ringyo (Journal of the Forestry Mechanization Society), January issue, No. 818.
• Sep 28, 2021NewspaperOur Soko-co Forest was featured in the September 28 issue of "Nikkan Mokuzai Shimbun".
• Jun 28, 2021NewspaperOur Soko-co Forest was featured in the June 28 issue of "Nokei Shimpo".
• Jun 11, 2021NewspaperAn article about us was published in the June 10 issue of Min'yurin Shimbun (reproduced with the publisher's permission)
• May 17, 2021RadioOn May 17, our Soko-co Forest was introduced at 8:10 a.m. on "ONE MORNING", a radio program broadcast on 35 stations nationwide.
• May 15, 2021NewsWe opened the Forest ICT Development Center in the Hokkaido Forestry Hall (Hokkaido Ringyo Kaikan).
• Dec 15, 2020NewsWe issued a press release on the field review meeting we held on December 10: "New communication device developed for 'Soko-co Forest', an ICT platform for forestry; field review meeting held in a national forest in Hokkaido"
• Nov 6, 2020ExhibitionWe exhibited "Soko-co Forest VER1.5" at Business EXPO (Access Sapporo), held on November 5 and 6.
• Jul 13, 2020NewspaperNoson News, July 13 issue: "Sharing information on hazardous locations"
• Jun 15, 2020MagazineOur article appeared in the June issue of the monthly Kikaika Ringyo: "Improving productivity and safety through in-forest communication"
• Jun 10, 2020MagazineRinsei News, No. 630 (June 10 issue): "'Soko-co' enables efficient management by making the mountains visible"
• Jun 1, 2020NewspaperNoson News, June 1 issue: "Toward smart forestry: development support grants awarded"
• May 18, 2020NewspaperNoson News, May 18 issue: "Trial users wanted for AI log-counting app"
• Mar 2, 2020RadioWe appeared on an internet radio program for people working in forestry.
• Feb 12, 2020NewspaperAn article about us was published in the Hokkaido Kensetsu Shimbun (The Hokkaido Construction News) on February 8, 2020.
• Feb 6, 2020TalkWe spoke at the FY2019 Forestry Mechanization Promotion Symposium.
• Jan 16, 2020NewspaperAn article about us was published in Min'yurin Shimbun on January 16, 2020.
• Jan 9, 2020NewspaperAn article about us appeared in a feature on smart forestry in the January 9, 2020 morning edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun.
• Jan 8, 2020NewsThrough a third-party allotment of new shares, we added ¥7 million to our capital, bringing it to ¥8 million (JPY).
• Oct 24, 2019AwardWe pitched at "NoMaps NEDO Dream Pitch with Kigyoka Banpaku (Entrepreneurs Expo)" and won two awards: the Judges' Special Award and the Mt.Fuji Innovation Engine Award (press release).
• Oct 23, 2019NewsWe provided Soko-co Forest VER1.1 to contractors working in national forests (see the leaflet here).
• Mar 20, 2019NewsWe provided SokocoSDK, a proximity communication solution, to forestry organizations (press release).
• Feb 14, 2019NewsPerformance improvements extended the device-to-device range of our proximity communication hardware beyond 500 m and improved its real-time performance.
• Jan 18, 2019NewsWe created a leaflet for the proximity communication hardware we are developing.
• Oct 11, 2018TalkKentaro Kitahara of BREAKTHROUGH will speak at the 4th National Wood Town Summit 2018 in Tsubetsu.
• Oct 10, 2018TalkKentaro Kitahara of BREAKTHROUGH will speak at NoMaps: "Innovation in Forestry as a 'Growth Industry,' Seen from Hokkaido".
• Sep 25, 2018NewsWe created a leaflet for "soko-co", a short-range communication and location-sharing app.
• Sep 20, 2018NewsWe renewed our website.
• Sep 13, 2018NewsWe released "soko-co", a short-range communication and location-sharing app.

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