[Japan's First] Local Government Launches Blockchain × Disaster Prevention Demonstration Experiment - Challenge for "Leave No One Behind" Social Implementation, Four-Company Consortium from Iizuka Cit

Shibuya Web3 University Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO: Gen Kitamura) announces that as part of a four-company consortium with BLOCKSMITH&Co., Turing Japan Inc., and Kangaeru Bousai Inc., we have been selected for Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture's "FY2025 Iizuka City Advanced Information Technology Demonstration Experiment Support Project."

This demonstration experiment is Japan's first initiative to realize the integration of daily disaster prevention awareness and digitalization of evacuation center reception through the fusion of blockchain technology and analog community activities.

Two Pillars of the Demonstration: An Innovative Digital × Analog Approach

1. QAQA-BO: Gamifying Disaster Prevention Through Quizzes × Point Rewards

QAQA Solution: Utilizing "QAQA," a user-generated point reward quiz app developed by BLOCKSMITH&Co., we employ the disaster prevention solution "QAQA-BO." With partnership achievements including Warner Bros, SEGA, and Nippon Beer Co., Ltd., it features cutting-edge AI quiz generator functionality that automatically creates quizzes from PDFs and URLs.

What is QAQA-BO: In this demonstration, QAQA will be deployed as the disaster prevention-specialized version "QAQA-BO 'Iizuka Disaster Prevention Circle Channel'":

• Disaster prevention channel accessed through Iizuka City's official LINE account

• System encouraging daily participation in disaster prevention quizzes reflecting regional characteristics

• Continuous learning promotion through consecutive participation login bonus system

• Issuance of "Disaster Prevention Learning Certificates" demonstrating learning achievements

• Content design enabling three-generation participation

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2. Turing Certs Evacuation Center Authentication System: Next-Generation Evacuation Center Management Using DID/VC

What is Turing Certs: "Turing Certs" provided by Turing Japan Inc. is a W3C international standard-compliant verifiable digital certificate platform that has issued over 6 million digital certificates worldwide and is used by over 550 issuing organizations including WHO, APEC, Harvard University HCAP, and Taiwan government agencies. It implements advanced security technology that is tamper-proof and completes authenticity verification with one click.

Innovation of Turing Certs Evacuation Center Authentication System: This demonstration builds the "Turing Certs Evacuation Center Authentication System" utilizing Turing Certs' Verifiable Credential technology:

• Pre-registration: Citizens participating in the experiment obtain DID/VC

• QR code reception: Instant identity verification by simply scanning QR codes at evacuation centers

• Privacy protection: Compliant with ISO27001, ISO27701. Fully applicable to GDPR

• Blockchain selectability: Groundbreaking implementation allowing choice between IOTA blockchain (international standard) and Toshiba's enterprise blockchain "DNCWARE Blockchain+" (domestic technology)

• Tamper prevention: Complete prevention of evacuee information tampering through blockchain technology

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The True Value of Analog × Digital: Kangaeru Bousai's "Leave No One Behind" Disaster Prevention

Digital technology alone cannot achieve "leave no one behind" disaster prevention. Only with community-rooted analog initiatives can the two digital applications (QAQA-BO and Turing Certs Evacuation Center Authentication System) become truly effective.

Kangaeru Bousai Inc.'s Community-Based Approach

Philosophy of Former Fire Commander Toshiyuki Takagi: Based on the belief born from 11 years and 9 months of firefighting experience that "we want to reduce human casualties from disasters to zero through preparation":

• Face-to-face preliminary briefings: Smartphone operation guidance for elderly

• Coordination with regional disaster drills: Natural integration of digital tools into existing disaster prevention activities

• Multi-generational exchange events: Creating opportunities for grandparents, parents, and children to learn together

• Combined use of paper and digital: Paper-based support for those uncomfortable with digital

• Region-specific initiatives: Considering disaster countermeasures implementable in regions based on hazard maps

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This analog foundation enables elderly participation in QAQA-BO disaster prevention quizzes and makes the Turing Certs Evacuation Center Authentication System accessible to all citizens.

Shibuya Web3 University's Branding Power Coordinating the Four-Company Consortium

Why This Team Composition Was Realized Shibuya Web3 University's branding power brought together organizations with different specialties under one vision:

• Technical capability: BLOCKSMITH&Co.'s app development, Turing Japan's international standard technology

• Field expertise: Kangaeru Bousai's community-based disaster prevention know-how

• Practical capability: Diverse industry perspectives from Shibuya Web3 University Create Course members

  
  

Shibuya Web3 University's Coordination Functions:

• Diverse stakeholder coordination capability cultivated through monthly 100-person real events

• Organizational communication design skills honed through internal newsletter and sustainability report production

• Sustainable transformation support through the "Learn → Share → Establish" circulation model

  
  

This coordination capability enables organic collaboration of technical, field, and practical expertise, aiming for true social implementation.

Expertise and Achievements of Each Company

BLOCKSMITH&Co. (Technology Development/Implementation)

• Founder Tetsuya Sanada: Serial entrepreneur who led Cybird and KLab to IPO

• Group company of KLab Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime)

• 22-year relationship between Tetsuya Sanada and Iizuka City

  
  

Turing Japan Inc. (DID/VC Technology Provider)

• Usage track record in over 13 countries worldwide

• Adopted by international and government organizations

• City-Tech Tokyo 2023 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Award winner

• Provides option to use Toshiba's domestic blockchain

  
  

Kangaeru Bousai Inc. (Disaster Prevention Content Supervision/Regional Cooperation)

• Track record as Fukuchi Town, Fukuoka Prefecture disaster prevention advisor

• Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture all school district voluntary disaster prevention organization training

• Establishment and education of voluntary disaster prevention organizations in 4 districts of Kama City, Fukuoka Prefecture

• Supervision of Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture "Welfare Providers" × "Voluntary Disaster Prevention Organizations" public-private partnership conference

• Natural integration of disaster prevention functions into existing industries through "Plus Disaster Prevention"

• Continuous proposals and verification to Iizuka City for over six months

  
  

Shibuya Web3 University Create Course Member Participation

• President hajimex (Gen Kitamura)

• Vice President Gekikara-chan

• Create Course Member Satoru Maeyama (President, Maeyama Warehouse Co., Ltd.)

• Create Course Member Go Kurimoto (Central Japan Railway Company, Innovation Promotion Office)

• Create Course Member Yuhei Goto (Central Japan Railway Company, Innovation Promotion Office)

• Create Course Member Nguyen Thu Quynh (1BITLAB CEO)

• Create Course Member Kenya Hasegawa (Representative Director, Risk Finance Research Institute, CPA/Tax Accountant)

  
  

Roles of Participating Companies

• Shibuya Web3 University Inc.: Overall project coordination, planning design, disaster prevention quiz creation, verification reporting

• BLOCKSMITH&Co.: Development and technical implementation of "QAQA-BO"

• Turing Japan Inc.: Provision of world-standard digital certification technology (Turing Certs)

• Kangaeru Bousai Inc.: Disaster prevention content supervision, community-based disaster prevention know-how provision, analog cooperation promotion

  
  

Demonstration Content and Expected Results

Demonstration Content:

• QAQA-BO disaster prevention quiz: Measuring continuous learning effects with 100-scale citizen participation

• Turing Certs evacuation center authentication system: Practical verification with 30 monitors

• Analog × Digital cooperation: Measuring coordination effects with regional disaster prevention activities

  
  

Expected Results:

• Daily disaster prevention awareness and multi-generational learning habit formation

• Significant reduction in evacuation center reception time and accurate information management

• Establishment of comprehensive disaster prevention model eliminating digital divide

• Construction of model case deployable to all 1,741 municipalities nationwide and globally

  
  

Implementation Schedule

• September-November 2025: Advance preparation, monitor recruitment, DID/VC study sessions for Iizuka City staff

• December 2025-March 2026: Demonstration experiment implementation

• End of May 2026: Results analysis and report creation

• June 2026 onward: Nationwide deployment begins

  
  

Significance of Implementation in Iizuka City

Iizuka City made Japan's first "Blockchain Promotion Declaration" in November 2021 and is promoting "Next Tri-Valley," a new industry creation vision centered on blockchain technology. Through this demonstration experiment, Iizuka City will become a pioneering model for disaster prevention DX and disseminate nationwide as an example of regional innovation creation.

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