Announced details
Startup support, public relations and PR, improving information-distribution capabilities, recruitment and organizational growth
A group of volunteer PR TIMES-certified press release evangelists is promoting the project in collaboration with companies and universities in Iwate Prefecture. Representatives of 株式会社スタートアップクラス, TV Tokyo and The Asahi Shimbun Company will participate as judges.
Iwate Prefecture is a local government working to foster startups. 株式会社スタートアップクラス operates a website for startup job changes. TV Tokyo is a broadcasting company with a news division. The Asahi Shimbun Company is a newspaper publisher. Details including location, capital and year of establishment are Not disclosed except in certain cases.
Final judging and awards ceremony: KIOXIA iina, Morioka
Free of charge
No impact on business performance stated
The company does not address Contract Value.
A survey conducted by PR TIMES, Inc. of 4,839 business professionals across Japan (September-October 2025)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Future Pressrelease from IWATE |
| Counterparty | Iwate Prefecture, 株式会社スタートアップクラス, TV Tokyo, The Asahi Shimbun Company |
| Counterparty overview | Iwate Prefecture is a local government working to foster startups. 株式会社スタートアップクラス operates a website for startup job changes. TV Tokyo is a broadcasting company with a news division. The Asahi Shimbun Company is a newspaper publisher. Details including location, capital and year of establishment are Not disclosed except in certain cases. |
| Relationship with the Company | A group of volunteer PR TIMES-certified press release evangelists is promoting the project in collaboration with companies and universities in Iwate Prefecture. Representatives of 株式会社スタートアップクラス, TV Tokyo and The Asahi Shimbun Company will participate as judges. |
| Offering price | Free of charge |
| Launch date | Applications and entries opened on 23 April 2026 (Thu) (actual) |
| Applicable area | Startup support, public relations and PR, improving information-distribution capabilities, recruitment and organizational growth |
| Location | Final judging and awards ceremony: KIOXIA iina, Morioka |
| Location scale | 5 companies from Iwate Prefecture and 5 from elsewhere, for a total of 10 companies, will be selected for final judging |
| Impact on Business Performance | No impact on business performance stated |
| Source | A survey conducted by PR TIMES, Inc. of 4,839 business professionals across Japan (September-October 2025) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The initiative aims to strengthen the public relations and information-distribution capabilities of startups inside and outside Iwate Prefecture and lead to startup support, including networking and funding. It also seeks to close information-distribution gaps in Iwate Prefecture and establish the prefecture as a startup investment hub.