Amazon Japan LLC Amazon launches Alexa Smart Properties, Alexa’s business and local government service, in Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KjHvFPF4ms). Hotel/Resort: Tokyu Hotels & Resorts “SAPPORO STREAM HOTEL”
SAPPORO STREAM HOTEL is a new hotel developed by Tokyu Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. The company has welcomed TradFit Inc. as a solution provider and will adopt Alexa Smart Properties for premium category rooms at SAPPORO STREAM HOTEL. With a grand opening on January 16, 2024, the hotel will have Echo Show 8 in guest rooms in multilingual mode, allowing international guests to speak to Alexa in English to get the information they need. . Guests can also easily check in-house information on the screen, and receive local recommendations from staff and concierges just by speaking to Alexa. With Alexa Smart Properties, hotel managers and staff can use Alexa to answer common guest questions, provide information in foreign languages, and more to help hotel managers and staff deal with limited time and resources due to staff shortages. can be integrated into providing higher quality services. In addition, by displaying recommended information on facilities such as restaurants and spas on the Echo Show 8 display, it is possible to increase customer utilization of facilities and improve customer engagement.
*You can view the video at (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90SqEW5lnzs). Mansion: Invalance “CREVISTA Shinagawa Nishi-Oi III”
Invalance Co., Ltd., a member of the Daito Trust Group that handles the investment condominium business, has adopted Alexa Smart Properties for CREVISTA Shinagawa Nishi-Oi III, a rental condominium managed by the company. The condominium has an Echo Show 15 installed in each room, allowing residents to use various Alexa functions, including smart home, and easily communicate with the rental management company upon moving in. I can. In addition, by introducing Alexa Smart Properties, rental management companies can notify each resident of information regarding contracts, facilities, etc. at any time, improving engagement with residents living in condominiums. In the future, we plan to be able to introduce facilities, smart homes, etc. through Alexa when viewing rooms, etc., reducing the workload of rental management staff and promoting efficiency. The introduction of Alexa Smart Properties to CREVISTA Shinagawa Nishi-Oi III was implemented by Accel Lab Co., Ltd.
*You can view the video at (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oId7YfykzSA). Apartment (experimental housing complex): Osaka Gas “NEXT21” Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. has adopted Alexa Smart Properties for some units in NEXT21, an experimental housing complex managed by the company and primarily occupied by its employees and their families. Residents can not only use various Alexa functions through the Echo Show 8 installed in each room, but also use the Alexa skill “Energy Dashboard” implemented in the Echo Show 8 to check power usage status, etc. You can get information. Additionally, when electricity supply and demand is tight, such as in the middle of summer or winter, the company can send notifications to residents through the energy dashboard to encourage them to save electricity. The energy dashboard will be provided by mui Lab Co., Ltd., which has introduced Alexa Smart Properties to this facility as a solution provider, by utilizing the knowledge gained from the mui platform managed by the company. Local government: Kumamoto City
With the aim of creating a more convenient and livable city, Kumamoto City will cooperate in the co-creation of businesses and local communities to introduce Alexa Smart Properties into elderly homes and local comprehensive support centers, and to verify its effectiveness. Through the cooperation of the city, Echo Show 8 has been installed in the homes of the elderly, the regional comprehensive support center “Sasaeria”, and the homes of local welfare commissioners, allowing them to make face-to-face video calls using Alexa, provide information on local route bus operations, events and recreation. We will verify whether various functions such as notification distribution are effective in improving the QOL of elderly people. Through this initiative, local comprehensive support centers and local welfare commissioners will be able to use Alexa to make video calls to visit elderly people’s homes, which has been difficult due to bad weather or a lack of manpower, reducing their work burden. It becomes possible. Based on the results of this verification, Kumamoto City plans to study the potential of this technology to support the lives of many residents, including households with children, in the future. More information about Alexa Smart Properties can be found on the developer homepage
(https://developer.amazon.com/ja-JP/alexa/alexa-smart-properties). This initiative is also introduced on About Amazon
(https://www.aboutamazon.jp/news/devices/alexa-smart-properties-launched-in-japan). About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles. Customer-centricity, a passion for creation, a commitment to operational excellence, and a long-term mindset. At Amazon, we aim to be the most customer-centric company on earth, the best employer on earth, and the safest workplace on earth. Customer Reviews, 1-Click Ordering, Personalized Recommendations, Amazon Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire Tablet, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and the Climate Pledge are some of the products, services, and initiatives that Amazon is pioneering. For more information about Amazon, please check Amazon Newsroom (http://amazon-press.jp) and About Amazon (http://www.aboutamazon.jp).
List of facilities/municipalities implementing Alexa Smart Properties service Elderly care facility: Nichii Care Palace “Nichii Home Minami-Oi” URL: https://www.nichii-home.jp/shisetsu/area/tokyo/minamioi_outline.html Location: 4-14-6 Minamioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Main use: Paid nursing home with nursing care (life care for residents of general specified facilities)
Business entity: Nichiikea Palace Co., Ltd.
Total number of rooms: 77 rooms
ASP implementation support: NTT Data Corporation (see separate note) Deployed device: Echo Show 8
Hotel/Resort: Tokyu Hotels & Resorts “SAPPORO STREAM HOTEL”
URL: https://www.streamhotel.co.jp/sapporo/
Location: 5-1 Minami 4-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Main use: Hotel
Business entity: Tokyu Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd.
Total number of rooms: 436 rooms
Deployed device: Echo Show 8
ASP introduction support: TradFit Co., Ltd. (see separate note) Apartment: Invalance “CREVISTA Shinagawa Nishi-Oi III”
Address: 3-25-1 Futaba, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Structure/Scale: 9-story reinforced concrete building
Total number of units: 39 units
ASP introduction support: Accel Lab Co., Ltd. (see separate note) Deployed device: Echo Show 15
Apartment: Osaka Gas “Next 21”
URL: https://www.osakagas.co.jp/company/efforts/next21/
Location: 6-16 Shimizutani-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Total number of units: 18 units
ASP implementation support: NTT Business Solutions Corporation (see separate note)
Deployed device: Echo Show 8
Local government: Kumamoto City
URL: https://www.city.kumamoto.jp/
Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Total number of households installed: 50 households
Deployed device: Echo Show 8
ASP implementation support: NTT Business Solutions Corporation Alexa Smart Properties Solution Provider List
NTT Data Corporation
Location: Toyosu Center Building, 3-3-3 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo URL: https://www.nttdata.com/jp/ja/
Representative: Representative Director and President Yutaka Sasaki Business: Telecommunications business, information processing, development, sales, construction, rental, maintenance, etc. of information and communication equipment and software.
TradFit Co., Ltd.
Address: 9th floor, Marunouchi North Exit Building, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director Yoshiki Toda
URL: https://tradfit.com
Business: Construction and operation of voice data platform using cloud AI Accel Lab Co., Ltd.
Head Office: 18th floor, Shinjuku Miraina Tower, 4-1-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director Manabu Kogure
URL: https://accel-lab.com
Business: Planning, development, operation and provision of IoT engine “alie+”, development and sales of smart home service “SpaceCore”, support for introduction of IoT devices, installation work and technical support contract, operation of web media “iedge”
mui Lab Co., Ltd.
Head Office: 295-1, Higasawadori Yanagibaba Higashiiri Tawarayacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Representative: Kazunori Oki, Representative Director
URL: https://muilab.com/ja/
Business: Development of smart living business in the smart home market, development and provision of DX solutions centered on the mui platform. Development and sales of natural wood smart home device “mui board”
NTT Business Solutions Corporation
Address: 3-1 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture URL: https://www.nttbizsol.jp/
Representative: Taizo Kitayama, Representative Director and President Business: Proposal, construction, support, etc. of information and communication systems for business users