{"id":723,"date":"2026-10-26T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-dev.jpuniverse.com\/?post_type=news&p=723"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:36:23","slug":"261026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.jpuniverse.com\/en\/news\/261026\/","title":{"rendered":"NEC Networks System Integration and JP\u00a0UNIVERSE Begin Technology Partnership on \u201cRYUGU NATION\u201d and \u201cRYUGU LINK\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release<\/p>\n

October 26, 2026
NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation
JP UNIVERSE Inc.<\/p>\n

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NEC Networks & System Integration and JP UNIVERSE
Begin Technology Partnership on \u201cRYUGU NATION\u201d and \u201cRYUGU LINK\u201d<\/p>\n

NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President, CEO and CENO: Michitaka Ono; hereinafter \u201cNESIC\u201d) and JP UNIVERSE Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Hajime Tabata; hereinafter \u201cJP UNIVERSE\u201d) are launching a technology partnership on \u201cRYUGU NATION,\u201d the RPG-based platform that JP UNIVERSE plans to provide, and \u201cRYUGU LINK,\u201d an ISEKAI Connect RPG that connects the real world with the game world.<\/p>\n

As the first initiative under this partnership, the two companies will use \u201cTinyFish\u201d (Note 1), an AI agent-driven web data collection API platform offered by NESIC, to bring real-world events and real-time data into RYUGU NATION and RYUGU LINK. By seamlessly linking users\u2019 real and virtual experiences, the companies aim to create new experiential value and build a framework for regional revitalization.<\/p>\n

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\"NEC\u00d7<\/span>\"JP<\/div>\n

\u201cRYUGU NATION\u201d is a creative and economic platform based on an RPG game world, which JP UNIVERSE is developing to realize the \u201cJapan Metaverse Economic Zone\u201d concept, supported by leading Japanese companies. With the concept of \u201cBringing Japan to the World,\u201d it is an ambitious service that creates an economic zone integrating the creator economy and corporate promotion within an RPG space themed after Japanese mythology.<\/p>\n

\"Key<\/p>\n

\u25b2 Key visual of \u201cRYUGU NATION Tottori\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRYUGU LINK\u201d is an RPG built on the concept \u201cCommunication creates worlds,\u201d in which players connect and communicate via smartphone with characters living in another world. Notifications and calls from RYUGU NATION arrive in the midst of everyday life, and the story of that world unfolds based on the player\u2019s communications and choices. Those stories in turn prompt real-world actions such as travel, purchases, and experiences, linking everyday life itself to the virtual world.<\/p>\n

\"Image<\/p>\n

\u25b2 Image of \u201cRYUGU LINK\u201d<\/p>\n

In March 2026, JP UNIVERSE entered into a strategic alliance with West Japan Railway Company to create new experiential value centered on solving social issues such as regional revitalization (Note 2). As the first project under that alliance, JP UNIVERSE is building \u201cRYUGU NATION Tottori,\u201d themed after Tottori Prefecture.<\/p>\n

The roles of the two companies under this technology partnership are as follows.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nRole<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
NESIC<\/td>\nConducts proof-of-concept and verification work toward applying cutting-edge technologies, including TinyFish, to RYUGU NATION and RYUGU LINK; contributes to enhancing the experiential value of RYUGU NATION and RYUGU LINK from the technical side, through automated collection and structuring of publicly available web data and API integration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JP UNIVERSE<\/td>\nDevelops and operates RYUGU NATION and RYUGU LINK; designs game experiences that reflect real-time data obtained via TinyFish in in-game events and storylines; creates tourism and user experiences; and provides a virtual venue where companies and local governments can engage in co-creation and promotion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Going forward, the two companies will work to establish RYUGU NATION and RYUGU LINK as a new platform where the real and virtual worlds influence each other, and will offer them as a venue for co-creation by companies and local governments, contributing to regional revitalization.<\/p>\n

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Note 1: TinyFish
\nAn AI agent-driven web data collection API platform developed by TinyFish, Inc. AI agents autonomously perform web operations just as a human would, such as logging in and specifying search conditions, and deliver the required information\u2014with noise such as advertisements removed\u2014as structured data via API. TinyFish is offered by NESIC.
\nhttps:\/\/www.nesic.co.jp\/solution\/data-driven-management-ai\/tinyfish.html<\/a>
\nNote 2: JR-WEST and JP UNIVERSE Inc. Form Strategic Alliance
\nhttps:\/\/www.jpuniverse.com\/news\/260312\/<\/a><\/p>\n

* TINYFISH is a trademark or registered trademark of TinyFish, Inc.
\n* All company names and product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.<\/p>\n

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<About the Companies><\/strong><\/p>\n

NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation<\/strong>
\nHead Office: 3-9-14 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
\nPresident, CEO and CENO: Michitaka Ono
\nBusiness: <\/span>Providing planning and consulting, design and implementation services for ICT systems centered on network technologies, as well as 24\/7\/365 maintenance, operations, monitoring, and outsourcing services through our nationwide support network across Japan.<\/span><\/span>Website: https:\/\/www.nesic.co.jp\/english\/<\/a><\/p>\n

JP UNIVERSE Inc.<\/strong>
\nHead Office: 1-14-16 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
\nCEO: Hajime Tabata
\nBusiness: <\/span>Development of an AI world RPG engine
\nPlanning, development and operation of original IP
\nBuilding game-based platforms<\/span><\/span>Website: https:\/\/www.jpuniverse.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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<Media Inquiries><\/strong><\/p>\n

NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation
\nMarketing Strategy & Operations Division
\nBrand\/Communication Group
\nTel: +81-3-4212-1026
\nE-mail: contact@dm.nesic.com<\/a><\/p>\n

JP UNIVERSE Inc.
\nPublic Relations
\nE-mail: info@jpuniverse.com<\/a><\/p>\n

<Business Inquiries><\/strong><\/p>\n

NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation
\nBusiness Transformation Operations Unit
\nSymphonict Business Promotion Division
\nE-mail: ai-agent-ready@ml.nesic.com<\/a><\/p>\n

JP UNIVERSE Inc.
\nPublic Relations
\nE-mail: info@jpuniverse.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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