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2026/01/20
Green Friday Initiatives Introduced on Circular Economy Research Institute Radio Podcast
Mikawa Natsuyo, in charge of outreach at R4D, spoke on the podcast Circular Economy Research Institute Radio hosted by the Circular Economy…
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2026/01/16
Paper by Associate Professor Yasushi Kawase of Value Exchange Engineering Accepted at AAAI-26
A paper by associate professor Yasushi Kawase, affiliated with Value Exchange Engineering, a joint research program between Mercari R4D and…
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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…
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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…
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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…