Overseas Expansion of Debugging Services

「To achieve further growth in global markets, we worked to expand our solutions and geographic footprint, including opening a new location in Thailand, strengthening the languages covered for localization through a capital and business alliance with a US company, and expanding porting capabilities through a strategic business alliance with a Singaporean company.」

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 6 November 2025, the company resolved to acquire all shares of HUWIZ SOLUTIONS INC. and make it a subsidiary.」

「During the period, we accelerated initiatives for growth from the next period onward, including strengthening sales promotion for solutions using our proprietary game-focused AI translation engine, ella, which we began offering during the period, and newly launching debugging in English in Japan.」

「Meanwhile, in global and other services, amid continued uncertainty over the outlook for China's games market, the company moved in earnest to expand its business in Europe and the United States, including by entering into a strategic business alliance agreement with Spain-based game localization company Localsoft, S.L. It also began jointly developing an AI translation engine for entertainment content with 株式会社ロゼッタ, which has strengths in automated AI translation, and resolved to establish a debugging joint venture in India with JetSynthesys Private Limited, pursuing new initiatives for further growth.」

「To expand overseas operations and improve profitability, the company revamped the management structure of overseas subsidiaries, including LOGIGEAR CORPORATION, and established a structure to strengthen services such as offshore development and testing, using engineering resources in Vietnam for the Japanese market.」

「With a spin-off listing in view, we further strengthened group collaboration between AGEST and LOGIGEAR CORPORATION and worked to establish a structure for offshore development and testing using engineering resources in Vietnam.」

「As simultaneous worldwide game launches become mainstream, we will strengthen our capabilities in game translation and LQA, marketing support, voice recording and other areas, and work to expand our global business with a view not only to the Asian markets in which we have strengths, but also to the European and North American markets.」

「We advanced initiatives for continued growth, including restructuring the business platform at our South Korean subsidiary through a corporate name change to unify branding and the expansion of its marketing functions.」

「Although global and other services were partly affected by the Shanghai lockdown, we strengthened group collaboration and reliably captured growing demand for translation, LQA and marketing support as the overseas expansion of content accelerated.」

「Accordingly, our group operates through overseas subsidiaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and other locations, providing enterprise systems testing services, game debugging and localization services and other businesses, and working to establish an overseas business platform for sustainable growth.」

「In global services, positioned as a growth driver for the entertainment business, we strengthened group collaboration to realize synergies at an early stage with DIGITAL HEARTS CROSS Marketing and Solutions Limited, made a subsidiary through an M&A transaction in March 2021, formerly known as Metaps Entertainment Limited and hereinafter referred to as DIGITAL HEARTS CROSS.」

「In global services, consolidation of DIGITAL HEARTS CROSS Marketing and Solutions Limited, made a consolidated subsidiary in March 2021 and formerly known as Metaps Entertainment Limited, began in the second quarter accounting period. The start of group collaboration, including the sharing of customer bases, increased new projects across global services. As a result, revenue from global and other services for the cumulative second quarter consolidated period was ¥2,674,218 thousand, up 38.0% year on year.」

「In global services, synergies with Metaps Entertainment Limited, made a consolidated subsidiary in March 2021, emerged at an early stage, increasing the acquisition of new projects from Chinese companies by existing subsidiaries. In June 2021, Metaps Entertainment Limited changed its corporate name to DIGITAL HEARTS CROSS Marketing and Solutions Limited, and 5 other group companies also changed their corporate names. By unifying them under the DIGITAL HEARTS brand, the company sought to enhance its presence in global markets and worked to establish a structure for further strengthening group collaboration.」

「In March 2021, the company made Metaps Entertainment Limited, which had a strong customer base in China, a subsidiary and began initiatives to accelerate business growth in the global market, including establishing a structure capable of providing one-stop comprehensive localization services, including translation, culturalization and marketing, required for the overseas expansion of content.」

「We strengthened collaboration among group companies in Japan and overseas to capture the growing demand for translation and localization reliably.」

「During the first quarter consolidated accounting period, DIGITAL HEARTS GNT VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED was proceeding with liquidation procedures. Because its significance had declined, it was excluded from the scope of consolidation from the beginning of the first quarter consolidated accounting period.」

「Accordingly, our group operates through overseas subsidiaries in the United States, China, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, providing game debugging and localization services, enterprise systems testing services and other businesses, and working to establish an overseas business platform for sustainable growth.」

「In August 2019, the company made the LogiGear group, which had expertise in test automation and a large number of experienced test engineers, a subsidiary. By beginning collaboration with existing subsidiaries at an early stage, it secured multiple test automation trial projects and advanced initiatives to develop the Japanese market, where test automation had not yet become widespread.」

「On 1 August 2019, through an M&A transaction, the company brought US-based LOGIGEAR CORPORATION and its subsidiaries, which possess strong technical capabilities and extensive experience in test automation, into the group. It then worked to establish a sales structure and a cross-group service delivery structure to develop the Japanese market, where test automation had not yet become widespread.」

「The company has been highly regarded for its technical capabilities, continuously providing testing services to companies including Halliburton, the world's largest energy-related company, and major US telecommunications company T-Mobile USA, supported by its proprietary TestArchitect test automation tool incorporating Silicon Valley's cutting-edge technology and approximately 500 test automation engineers at its offshore base in Vietnam.」

「Accordingly, our group operates through overseas subsidiaries in the United States, China, South Korea and Vietnam, providing game debugging and localization services, enterprise systems testing services and other services, and working to establish an overseas business platform for long-term, sustainable growth.」

「In connection with the withdrawal of DIGITAL HEARTS USA Inc. from the debugging business, the company recognized losses on business withdrawal. The main components were ¥32,938 thousand in rent for the former office and ¥7,183 thousand in impairment losses.」

「Accordingly, we have developed our debugging business through overseas subsidiaries in North America and China, and worked to establish an overseas business platform for long-term, sustainable growth.」

「During the third quarter consolidated accounting period, DIGITAL Hearts (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and DIGITAL Hearts Korea Co., Ltd., formerly consolidated subsidiaries, were excluded from the scope of consolidation because their significance had become immaterial following the commencement of liquidation procedures. DIGITAL Hearts Korea Co., Ltd. completed its liquidation in November 2017.」

「Net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥674,390 thousand, up 20.9% year on year, despite the recognition of business restructuring losses and other charges associated with the withdrawal from the overseas subsidiaries DIGITAL Hearts (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and DIGITAL Hearts Korea Co., Ltd.」

「Accordingly, we have developed our debugging business through overseas subsidiaries in North America, South Korea, Thailand and China, and worked to establish an overseas business platform for long-term, sustainable growth.」

「In China's newly entered games market, the company worked to raise awareness of the importance of debugging in China and promote outsourcing by participating as a quality assurance partner in the China Hero Project, a Chinese game development support project led by Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia.」

「As part of its strategy to capture overseas demand for debugging, the company decided to enter China's rapidly growing games market, entered into a capital and business alliance with 株式会社ウィズ・パートナーズ, and established a new subsidiary in Shanghai, China, in July 2016, where it began sales activities, thereby advancing the development of its debugging business in China.」

「To further develop its debugging business operations in China and promote sales activities and strengthen its service delivery structure, the company established a subsidiary in Shanghai, China.」

「We recognize that expanding our services overseas is an important management issue that must be addressed to achieve long-term, sustainable growth. Accordingly, we have developed our debugging business through overseas subsidiaries in North America, South Korea and Thailand, and worked to establish an overseas business platform for long-term, sustainable growth.」