[AUTHENTIC JAPAN Co., Ltd.] concluded an “agreement regarding cooperation in search activities” with the Nara Prefectural Police
AUTHENTIC JAPAN Co., Ltd. Press release: November 6, 2024 An agreement regarding cooperation in search activities was concluded with the Nara Prefectural Police. Ahead of the fall foliage season, public-private collaboration has enabled faster searches in the event of mountain distress
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Activities” and held a signing ceremony on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Achieved faster search speed Due to the increasing popularity of mountain climbing in recent years, the number of mountain climbing accidents is increasing nationwide, and the need for safety measures continues to increase. The number of mountain accidents in Nara Prefecture is 55 last year, according to the National Police Agency’s “Summary of Mountain Accidents in 2025” (released in June 2024), and “Mountain Accidents in the Summer of 2020”. According to the 2024 Overview (published in September 2024), 5 cases were reported in the two months of July and August 2024. Under these circumstances, our company has been cooperating with the Nara Prefectural Police in search and rescue operations, but this agreement will enable real-time information exchange between the Nara Prefectural Police and Kokoheli during search operations. Ahead of the fall foliage season, when the number of mountain climbers increases, this will shorten the search time for lost mountain climbers and improve mountain climbing safety. We will continue to work to ensure the safety of climbers by building a cooperative system with local governments through solutions such as Cocoheli. About the closing ceremony The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the Nara Prefectural Police
Headquarters. From our company, Managing Director Miyoshi Yagisawa participated.
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https://www.police.pref.nara.jp/0000000011.html “Kokoheli” website https://www.cocoheli.com/ AUTHENTIC JAPAN Company Profile AUTHENTIC JAPAN Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President: Kazuso Kuga Head Office: 1-6-15-4F Akasaka, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture URL: https://www.authjapan.com/ Business content: Development of mountain search service “Kokoheli” etc. What is “Kokoheli” “Cocoheli” lends transmitters that emit dedicated radio waves to members, and in the event of a mountain distress, it dispatches privately affiliated helicopters with receivers, drones, and private ground search teams, and uses “direct communication between transmitters and receivers.” This is a service that can significantly reduce search time by identifying the location of a climber. In mountainous areas where accidents occur, it is not uncommon for smartphones to have no signal reception. However, “Cocoheli” uses “direct communication” that does not rely on mobile phone communication networks, making it possible to search quickly in mountainous areas. This high performance in “protecting lives” has been strongly supported by mountaineers, and the number of members has reached over 170,000. Biography of Representative Director Kazuso Kuga Born in 1978 in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Graduated from Seinan Gakuin University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Foreign Studies, majoring in English. Joined Panasonic System Networks in 2002 and was seconded to a subsidiary in the UK as the head of the SCM department. After 10 years, he returned to Japan and moved to the product planning department. Launched AUTHENTIC JAPAN in 2011 and retired. Until now.