3/27 National Knowledge Manufacturing Conference 2026] Panel Session "Let's Make Another Sun in Japan: Knowledge of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Supporting the World's First Practical Application of Nuclear Fusion"

(Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Yukihiro Maru) announces that on March 27, 2026 (Friday)National Knowledge Manufacturing Conference 2026will be held.
The National Knowledge Manufacturing Conference is a forum where small, medium, and medium-sized companies and venture companies from across industries and regions come together to multiply each other's assets to manufacture new knowledge and businesses and promote their implementation in society.
A panel session will be held on "Let's Make Another Sun in Japan: Knowledge of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Supporting the World's First Practical Application of Nuclear Fusion" (session partner: Hasegora Boseki Co.

Fusion energy (fusion energy) is a grand challenge to create the ultimate energy source for mankind by reproducing the sun on earth, which is CO2-free, resource depletion-free, and runaway free. To realize this goal, in addition to cutting-edge theory and research and development, the advanced, practical knowledge and mobility of small and medium-sized enterprises that have accumulated in various regions of Japan are indispensable.
In this session, starting with Helical Fusion, a venture company promoting the practical application of nuclear fusion power generation, we will discuss how knowledge-centered companies that have supported manufacturing in Japan can come together and combine their knowledge across fields and industries. By bringing together knowledge to meet unprecedented challenges that cannot be met by individual companies, and by uniting them as a plane through a process of trial and error, we will move closer from research to social implementation. Through this process, we will look at how knowledge circulates and transforms into a force that moves industry and society.

Introduction of Speakers

Kyouji Hase　he
President and Representative Director, Hase Tora Spinning Co.
Born in Gifu Prefecture, he graduated from Reitaku University in March 2003. In April of the same year, he joined Hase Tiger Spinning Co. After serving as president of the Osaka branch and a subsidiary in China, he became the fifth president of HASETORA Group in December 2019, and was selected as one of the 10 "WWD JAPAN Next Leaders" for the next generation of the fashion and beauty industry in 2021. Focusing on the development of cutting-edge materials, he continues to challenge the revival of Made in Japan.

Yuta Yamada　he
President and Representative Director, Noshiro Densetsu Kogyo Co.
With the mission of protecting the "natural" infrastructure of life and continuing to evolve by creating future possibilities, the company promotes management based on practical knowledge gained at thermal, geothermal, hydroelectric, and wind power plants, and on both technological and human resource capabilities. With the goal of becoming a "first call company," we continue to take on the challenge of creating a sustainable company that will lead to the next generation.

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Akiya Taguchi　he
Co-Founder and CEO, Helical Fusion, Inc.
His experience includes corporate sales at Mizuho Bank, power plant export finance (for North Africa and Russia) at Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), PwC Advisory, and new business and M&A at Dai-ichi Life Insurance. After working as COO of a financial start-up, he co-founded Helical Fusion Inc. in October 2021. Vice Chairman of Fusion Energy Industry Council (J-Fusion)

Outline of the event

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Place: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Building 5F Exhibition Room
Address: Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo

How to participate

On the day of the event, there will be simultaneous interaction at the booths and program planning on the stage.

(1) [Booth Exhibit / 600,000 yen (tax not included)
If you are interested in exhibiting at the booth, please contact us from the following link.

Application and Inquiries

(2) [Visitor ticket / 100,000 yen (tax not included)
*Interaction at the booths and listening to the program will be available.
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