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News Release
2016.12.12
Mitsufuji Corporation announces the launch of general wareable brand named hamon – Offering IoT solution covering from wearable vital sensors, transmitters to cloud services –

Mitsufuji Corporation (CEO: Ayumu Mitera, Head office: Kyoto) is announcing the launch of general wearable brand named hamonTM (The trademark registration is currently under processing) as of December 12,2016. We, as a fiber manufacturer, have been offering conductive fiber AGposs®, and providing various fiber materials to our customers. From now on, we as a general wearable manufacturer, will focus on in-house development and sales including “wearable vital sensors” in apparel, “transmitters” in electronic products and “algorithm software, clouds” in IT.<READ MORE>

News Release
2016.11.14
Participants to test “AGposs®” wearable device at Asia Pacific Corporate Games in Tokyo 2016

-Experimental Demonstration of Smart Clothing for the Future of Healthcare- Mitsufuji Corporation (Head Office: Seika-cho, Kyoto; CEO: Ayumu Mitera) will offer a demonstration experiment of a clothing-type wearable device for healthcare at Asia Pacific Corporate Games in Tokyo 2016 taking place November 5th-6th, 2016. Mitsufuji plans to develop a detection and prediction system for illness and disorders by using clothing type wearable devices made with conducting fiber, “AGposs®“. This system measures electrocardiogram, breathing and electromyogram automatically and analyses heart rate<READ MORE>

News Release
2016.08.05
Mitsufuji announces a capital and business partnership with Artra Corporation

Mitsufuji Corporation (Head office: Seika-cho, Kyoto; CEO: Ayumu Mitera)(“Mitsufuji”) signed a contract today with Artra Corporation(Stock code: 6029; head office: Osaka; CEO: Hiroyuki Kyuse)(“Artra”) forming a capital and business partnership. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of its Nishijin-ori factory, Mitsufuji’s conductive “AGposs®” fibers were developed through traditional Kyoto techniques. AGposs® is used by major textile companies, electronics manufacturers, and wearable ventures to create smart wear products both domestically and overseas. With a corporate philosophy of “helping people around the world stay<READ MORE>

Notice
2016.07.29
Exhibiting at Smart City Expo WORLD CONGRESS (SCEWC) 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.

Mitsufuji Corporation (Head Office: Seika-cho, Kyoto; CEO: Ayumu Mitera) will exhibit products at Kyoto’s booth at Smart City Expo in Barcelona, Spain between 15th (Tuesday) to 17th (Thursday) November, 2016 (local time). Smart City Expo WORLD CONGRESS (SCEWC) was developed by Barcelona city and consists of the international congress for smart cities and exhibitions. In the exhibition area, you can explore the latest Smart City projects and technologies promoted by both companies and governments all over the world. Exhibit Contents:<READ MORE>

Notice
2016.07.12
Exhibiting at International CES2017

Mitsufuji Corporation (Head Office: Seika-cho, Kyoto; CEO: Ayumu Mitera) will exhibit at the International Consumer Electronics Show (INTERNATIONAL CES) 2017, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow January 5th-8th, 2017, Thursday through Sunday, (local time) in Las Vegas, United States. The International CES is recognized as an exclusive opportunity for major technology companies and other innovative companies from around the world to showcase the latest products and the world’s technology trends. With 60 years of history, Mitsufuji, originally the Nishijin Textile<READ MORE>

News Release
2016.03.31
Mitsufuji introduces AGposs LX® (Transmitters)

Mitsufuji Corporation (Head Office: Seika-cho, Kyoto; CEO: Ayumu Mitera) unveiled its new product, AGposs®-LX, series of transmitters optimized for wearable usage. Connected to smartphones and tablets via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, this product can detect biometric information such as heart-rate, electromyogram, breathing, brain waves and other information, including acceleration, direction, temperature and humidity and send the data to the devices. To meet customers’ request and the spec of each wearable product, it can be combined with various sensors and set up<READ MORE>

News Release
2016.02.12
Announcing comprehensive business partnership with Phone Appli Inc.

Mitsufuji Corporation, (Head office: Seika, Kyoto, CEO: Ayumi Mitera)(“Mitsufuji”) and Phone Appli Inc. (Head office: Minato, Tokyo. President: Yosuke Ishihara)(“Phone Appli”) announce a comprehensive partnership for wearable IoT product and marketplace development. Together, Mitsufuji and Phone Appli will co-develop and offer services combining their respective offerings. Phone Appli’s unified communications platform, which holds the largest domestic market share, will be linked with wearable devices created by major global manufacturers utilizing Mitsufuji’s silver-plated AGposs® fibers with its world-class conductivity. The partnership<READ MORE>

Notice
2016.01.04
Exhibiting at 2nd WEARABLE EXPO

As well as the first edition of the event held in July, 2015, Mitsufuji will exhibit at WEARABLE EXPO for two consecutive years. Please come and visit us to check our newest products. Date: Wednesday, January 13 – Friday, January 15, 2016 Venue: Tokyo Big Sight Website: http://www.wearable-expo.jp/ Booth No.: E23-001