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• Mitsubishi Electric Digital Innovation / Truck bed load capacity measurement service to be launched in October (February 09) September 24, 2026 IT/Equipment
• Hacobu adds "delivery planning function" and other features to its dispatch order and management service "MOVO Vista". (February 07) July 3, 2026 IT/Equipment
• T2 and Rohto Pharmaceutical begin demonstration of transporting skincare-related products by automated truck. (February 06) June 29, 2026 IT/Equipment

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  • CBRE/Open house to be held on October 23rd at their refrigerated warehouse in Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture; ready for immediate use.
  • C-OS will hold a webinar on October 27th titled "Creating a Workplace That Is Chosen Even with Labor Shortages."
  • NEC and NBC Information Systems to hold "Affordable DX" seminars on October 14, 23, and 27.
  • Daito Kentaku and Japan Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics center near the "Samukawa Kita IC" in Kanagawa Prefecture in April 2027.
  • CBRE will hold a preview of "Marq Rokko 3" in Higashinada-ku, Kobe City on October 29th, and will also provide a market explanation.
  • GLP Japan will hold a preview event for "Marq Kitamoto" in Saitama Prefecture on October 21st and 22nd.
  • CBRE begins tenant leasing for a 1.4 m2 multi-tenant logistics facility in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
  • CBRE/Hyogo: Open House and Foreign Worker System Seminar to be held on October 22nd at "Rene Logi Kobe Port Island"
  • CREDO / Saitama Prefecture "CREDO Kazo" Preview Event to be held on October 20th and 21st
  • LNEWS / Seminar to be held on November 5th with the theme "Breaking through the 'limits' of logistics cost countermeasures"
  • TC Shinko Real Estate / Seeking tenants for "AS-LOGI Ayase" in Kanagawa Prefecture and "AS-LOGI Suzuka" in Mie Prefecture.
  • Colliers will hold an open house for its logistics facility in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture on October 22nd and 23rd.
  • Mitani Computer launches AI-powered WMS "W-KEEPER AX" and demonstrates it at EC General Exhibition.
  • Mitsubishi Estate / Open House for "LogiCross Osaka Taisho II" on October 20th and 21st
• Frontline Logistics / Interview with Section Chief Takada of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: What Logistics Operators Need to Do Now That the Revised Logistics Efficiency Law Has Been Fully Implemented (February 03) March 3, 2026 Next-Logi
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• Seven-Eleven expects to reduce transportation costs by 15% by decreasing the number of times bento boxes and other products are manufactured. (February 02) February 9, 2026 SCM/Management
• JILS/A survey conducted at the end of last year revealed that over 9% of members are aware of the contents of the revised Logistics Efficiency Law. (February 01) January 27, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
• Marubeni Logistics' joint pet food distribution plan has been selected for a subsidy from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. (February 01) January 6, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
• Four apparel companies hold logistics research meeting / Expectations rise for improved transportation efficiency through multiple demonstrations. (February 08) August 21, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• GLP Japan launches "ALFALINK Joint Distribution" at two logistics facilities. (February 08) August 6, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Current Logistics Policy Outline KPIs require "further efforts" to improve drivers' income and working hours. (February 07) July 14, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Yamato Holdings (SST) / Selected as the first investment project under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Comprehensive Logistics Efficiency Improvement Act. (February 03) March 28, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: Subsidies for collaborative demonstration projects to improve logistics efficiency are now open for applications. (February 03) March 27, 2025 SCM/Management
• NEC tackles the 2024 problem with digitalization: Promoting and outlining joint transportation and delivery. (February 03) March 25, 2025 IT/Equipment
• JILS Survey: Current Situation and Gap in the Selection of Logistics Management Officers for Shippers (February 03) March 11, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
• Oji Nepia: Compact tissue boxes increase truck loading efficiency. (February 02) February 25, 2025 生産
• Exotec Nihon unveils next-generation warehouse automation model, also streamlining out-of-warehouse logistics. (February 02) February 7, 2025 IT/Equipment
• Maruzen Showa Transport and others begin discussions with Syngenta Japan and others regarding joint delivery services. (February 01) January 17, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• PASCO renews its dispatch support system, achieving increased efficiency and highly accurate dispatch planning. (February 12) December 2, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Logistics Frontline / Kasumigaseki Capital Opens a New Era of Automated Refrigerated Warehouses (February 11) November 27, 2024 Next-Logi
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• Hacobu/AI to level out transportation volume; Kirin and Asahi Soft Drinks to adopt the system. (February 10) October 29, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Budget Request for FY2025: 399 billion yen for logistics innovation initiatives. (February 09) September 5, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Hacobu establishes a "Logistics Big Data Lab" through cross-industry collaborative transportation and delivery. (February 08) August 23, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries develops automated box-making machine to optimize box sizes to match products. (February 08) August 1, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Navitime adds a feature to visualize destinations where waiting times, such as for loading/unloading, are required. (February 07) July 29, 2024 IT/Equipment
• We are fully launching our Future Architect/CLO support business. (February 07) July 25, 2024 SCM/Management
• Suzuyo CargoNet receives "Special Award" at the 25th Logistics Environment Awards. (February 07) July 3, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Seino Holdings President Taguchi describes synergies with Mitsubishi Electric Logistics as "multiplication," discusses growth strategy. (February 06) June 19, 2024 SCM/Management
• Serialized Article: Understanding Logistics, Part 11: Reviewing Logistics Service Levels (February 02) February 29, 2024 Articles
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• Seino Transportation and Tonami Transportation begin joint transportation and delivery service in Kanazawa City and Okazaki City. (February 02) February 1, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Suntory Logistics receives award for resilience and sustainability in green logistics. (February 12) December 19, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Asahi and NLJ begin demonstration experiment to optimize logistics using quantum computing technology. (February 11) November 30, 2023 IT/Equipment
• ZOZO invests 100 billion yen in automation and unveils new logistics center. (February 10) October 25, 2023 Logistics facilities
• ASKUL and KOKUYO Supply Logistics aim to improve the efficiency of combined cargo transport. (February 09) September 27, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Hacobu/Participating in a demonstration experiment to improve logistics efficiency for fresh produce in the Tokyo metropolitan area for the third consecutive year. (February 08) August 17, 2023 IT/Equipment
• IHI/SKYPOD adopted for Mitsui Fudosan's e-commerce automated logistics center. (February 06) June 20, 2023 IT/Equipment
• METI and other organizations finalize logistics improvement plan, move into implementation phase. (February 06) June 16, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Nippon Express receives "Special Award" for three initiatives in the Logistics Environment Awards. (February 06) June 7, 2023 SCM/Management
• Mitsui Fudosan unveils automated e-commerce warehouse for the first time, proposing sharing solutions to address the challenges of 2024. (February 06) June 5, 2023 Logistics facilities
• Frontline Logistics / SIP Smart Logistics: Interview with PD Tomoyuki Tanaka (February 04) April 14, 2023 Next-Logi
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• Mitsubishi Chemical and Mitsui Chemicals begin discussions on joint logistics operations. (February 01) January 27, 2023 SCM/Management
• OKI to launch service in 2023, automating the skills of experienced dispatchers with AI. (February 10) October 31, 2022 IT/Equipment
• JILS/Logistics National Conference 2022 to be held, featuring a lineup of noteworthy lectures. (February 09) September 5, 2022 Seminars
• Four winning cases of the JILS Logistics Award have been selected. (February 08) August 1, 2022 CSR
• Toshiba SBS Logistics / Logistics Environment Awards: "Sustainable Activity Award" and "Special Award" (February 07) July 14, 2022 CSR
• JILS/Logistics Technology Management Certification Course publishes outstanding papers (February 05) May 26, 2022 Seminars
• Nichirei Logistics Group invests in Malaysian cold chain logistics company. (February 04) April 15, 2022 international
• Funai Research Institute Logistics/Joint Delivery Service: Information Session for Recruiting Shippers (Food Products) (February 01) January 14, 2022 Seminars
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: Winners of the Green Logistics Excellence Award Announced (February 12) December 6, 2021 CSR
• JA Zen-Noh conducts joint transportation demonstration across prefectural borders for long-distance transport. (February 11) November 11, 2021 3PL/Logistics company
• Automagi launches smartphone app that automatically measures package size. (February 09) September 29, 2021 IT/Equipment
• PALTAC to invest 300 billion yen over 3 years to strengthen its logistics solutions capabilities. (February 05) May 19, 2021 SCM/Management
• SG Holdings: Sales increased 8.0% and operating profit increased 41.1% in the April-September period. (February 10) October 30, 2020 Settlement
• SGHD completes next-generation large-scale logistics facility with 17.1 m2 in Shinsuna, Koto Ward. (February 01) January 29, 2020 Logistics facilities
• Toyota launches "pickup logistics" service in the Tokai region, aiming to increase transportation efficiency by 8%. (February 12) December 20, 2019 3PL/Logistics company
• GLP Japan partners with Transcom to build XD centers in three major metropolitan areas. (February 11) November 20, 2019 Logistics facilities
• YKK AP to add double-trailer trucks in 2020, White Logistics (February 11) November 14, 2019 IT/Equipment
• Sankyu wins the Grand Prize and Category Awards at the 20th Logistics Environment Awards. (February 06) June 28, 2019 CSR
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Agreement reached on cooperation between Japan and Russia to implement rail container transport between Japan and Russia and Europe. (February 05) May 29, 2019 international
• Unilever and others conduct demonstration experiment using swap body container vehicles for transit transport. (February 05) May 15, 2019 3PL/Logistics company
• JR Freight: Capital investment for FY2018: 219 billion yen (February 03) March 28, 2018 3PL/Logistics company
• Monofull forms business partnership with three companies from different industries for its telematics service for logistics. (February 03) March 1, 2018 IT/Equipment
• Seino Information Service to hold logistics cost reduction seminars in Nagoya and Osaka. (February 02) February 23, 2018 Seminars
• Fujitsu to reduce CO2 emissions during logistics and transportation by utilizing modal shift (February 08) August 9, 2016 SCM/Management
• DHL Supply Chain: Introducing New Solutions to Address Diverse Transportation Needs (February 07) July 12, 2016 3PL/Logistics company
• Otsuka Warehouse President Hamacho gives speech on sales reform. (February 07) July 29, 2015 3PL/Logistics company
• Otsuka Warehouse / Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Mikasa Pharmaceutical begin joint logistics operations. (February 06) June 9, 2015 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Considering matching to promote joint transportation and delivery (February 12) December 11, 2014 3PL/Logistics company
• Yamato Holdings begins construction of 6.5 square meter Mikawa Gateway in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. (February 11) November 19, 2014 3PL/Logistics company
• Aeon and Kao begin round-trip rail transport service between Tokyo and Fukuoka. (February 09) September 4, 2014 3PL/Logistics company
• Japan Post: Sales up 70.0% and operating profit up 173.0% in the March quarter. (February 05) May 15, 2013 Settlement

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