Winners Decided for the EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD Honoring Front-Runner Companies Leveraging Intellectual Property on the Themes of Climate Change Response and Empowerment of Women and Youth

1. Overview of the EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD

The EXPO2025 JPO-WIPO AWARD is a one-time prize created in conjunction with EXPO 2025 through a collaborative effort between the JPO and WIPO.

This award recognizes companies that leverage intellectual property to address social issues for the purpose of designing a better future in the fields of climate change and the empowerment of women and youth—areas jointly addressed by the JPO and WIPO.

2．Award Recipients

The winning companies comprise two in the climate change category, two in the women’s empowerment category, and one in the youth empowerment category.

Award Winners (Award Category / in the order of the Japanese syllabary)

• SPACECOOL INC. (Climate Change) [Tokyo]
• TAKENAKA CORPORATION (Climate Change) [Osaka]
• Naris Cosmetics Co., Ltd. (Women’s Empowerment) [Osaka]
• Phytochem Products Inc. (Women’s Empowerment) [Miyagi]
• KAJIMA CORPORATION (Youth Empowerment) [Tokyo]

For details of each awardee’s achievements, please refer to the Japan Patent Office website.

3．Award Ceremony

The award ceremony will take place during the EXPO 2025 International Forums on the Promotion of Intellectual Property Utilization for the SDGs, held at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, as follows:

Date and time

Saturday, October 4, 2025 (10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)

Venue

Theme Weeks Studio, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Related Link

• EXPO 2025 International Forums on the Promotion of Intellectual Property Utilization for the SDGs

Division in Charge

International Policy Division, Policy Planning and Coordination Department, Japan Patent Office