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Other Disclosures4825WEATHERNEWS INC.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Weathernews obtains authorization to provide weather forecasting services with 24-month forecasts, supporting the retail and manufacturing industries.

Weathernews obtained authorization to provide monthly temperature forecasts up to 24 months ahead and began offering them through its corporate service, “Weathernews for business.” Through an AI agent, companies in manufacturing, retail, agriculture and power can use the forecasts for long-term planning and risk management.

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Direction
Improvement
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Scale
24
months ahead
Wording
Definitive
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Announced details

Weathernews for businessWeathernews for business AI agent
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)
ManufacturingRetailAgricultureElectricityDisaster preparedness and BCP measures at operating sitesFacility management for factories and buildingsConstruction sitesEvent Operations
Launch date18 August 2026 (already launched)
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

Forecast error for monthly average temperatures on the Pacific side of eastern Japan: 1.53°C for the climatological normal, compared with 1.36°C for the company’s forecast six months ahead, 1.15°C one year ahead and 1.17°C two years ahead

Registration number and expiry date

Newly obtained authorization to provide weather forecasting services (registration number and expiry date: Not disclosed)

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

Mihama-ku, Chiba City (company headquarters)

Approximately 790 locations nationwide

In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredWeathernews for business, Weathernews for business AI agent
Launch date18 August 2026 (already launched)
Applicable areaManufacturing, Retail, Agriculture, Electricity, Disaster preparedness and BCP measures at operating sites, Facility management for factories and buildings, Construction sites, Event Operations
Registration number and expiry dateNewly obtained authorization to provide weather forecasting services (registration number and expiry date: Not disclosed)
LocationMihama-ku, Chiba City (company headquarters)
Location scaleApproximately 790 locations nationwide
Quantitative EffectsForecast error for monthly average temperatures on the Pacific side of eastern Japan: 1.53°C for the climatological normal, compared with 1.36°C for the company’s forecast six months ahead, 1.15°C one year ahead and 1.17°C two years ahead
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CounterpartyCounterparty overviewRelationship with the CompanyContract ValueOffering priceContract DateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyUsage historyImpact on Business PerformanceSource

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

To support companies’ long-term business planning, risk management and decision-making as climate-change risks increase.

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