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- 2025/12/10Joint Research Results by R4D Researcher Miyuki Fujiwara and University of Tokyo Value Exchange Engineering’s Rintaro Chujo and Ari Hautasaari Receive Human Communication Award from Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
- 2025/12/3R4D Manager Inoue Speaks at 49th OACIS Symposium on “Information Technology for the Fusion of Arts & Science,” Held Monday, November 17, 2025
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Value Exchange Engineering
We established the “Value Exchange Engineering” initiative in collaboration with Tokyo University’s Corporate Sponsored Research Programs with the aim of researching a wide range of technology in order to create a society where people around the world can fairly & safely create and exchange.
Quantum Information Technology
Mercari is researching quantum information technologies that will greatly contribute to society and science as we envision the “quantum-based era,” a future where quantum information reshapes societies, industries, and businesses.
Mercari R4D Research Alliance Laboratory
In 2025, Mercari, Inc. established the Mercari R4D Research Alliance Laboratory, a collaborative research institute shared between Mercari R4D Labs and The University of Osaka, as part of The University of Osaka Research Center on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI Center). This institute aims to further develop the two organizations’ joint research projects which began in 2020, and leverage expertise in the humanities and social sciences to pave the way toward achieving Mercari’s mission of circulating all forms of value.
Inclusive Design & Accessibility
We focus on issues like accessibility and universal design in researching meaningful and exciting systems that people of any capability can use, in order to raise, stimulate, and create new value for our digital projects.
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2025/12/19
Mercari’s R&D Organization R4D and Yamagata University to Launch Collaborative Research Project on “Personal Design”
Students and Professionals to Work Together With the Help of Specialized Generative AI and Aim to Publish Open-Source Results Mercari, Inc…
2025/12/10
Joint Research Results by R4D Researcher Miyuki Fujiwara and University of Tokyo Value Exchange Engineering’s Rintaro Chujo and Ari Hautasaari Receive Human Communication Award from Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
The paper “Exploring Human-AI Collaboration in Creating Product Descriptions for Flea Market Apps” has received the Human Communication…
2025/12/03
R4D Manager Inoue Speaks at 49th OACIS Symposium on “Information Technology for the Fusion of Arts & Science,” Held Monday, November 17, 2025
On Monday, November 17, R4D manager Mari Inoue spoke at the 49th Symposium “Information Technology for the Fusion of Arts & Science.” The…
