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SHOEISHA joins note’s GENIAC proof-of-concept project to build content distribution infrastructure for the AI era

Shoeisha has joined note's GENIAC project demonstration as a new partner. The project will temporarily reference information from Shoeisha's specialist books and web media via RAG, while testing rights-holder management functions and mechanisms for appropriately returning compensation to rights holders.

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Direction
Neutral
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Scale
15
Up to ¥100 million (project budget)
Wording
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Announced details

RAG Data Ecosystem
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

Generating responses with generative AI and referencing high-quality factual information from publishers, academic organizations, news organizations and web media.

What the company reported numerically
Usage history

Approximately 75.2 million works and 11.78 million members (as of the end of February 2026)

Relationship between the counterparty and the company
note inc.5243
Relationship with the Company

Demonstration partner in the GENIAC project. Shoeisha will contribute some of its content data, help test management functions, and cooperate in developing legal and practical frameworks.

CounterpartyShoeisha, Inc.

A publisher whose core businesses are publishing books on IT, business and design, and operating web media.

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

6-6-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (note株式会社)

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

Source (materials cited by the company)

The GENIAC project of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredRAG Data Ecosystem
CounterpartyShoeisha, Inc.
Counterparty overviewA publisher whose core businesses are publishing books on IT, business and design, and operating web media.
Relationship with the CompanyDemonstration partner in the GENIAC project. Shoeisha will contribute some of its content data, help test management functions, and cooperate in developing legal and practical frameworks.
Applicable areaGenerating responses with generative AI and referencing high-quality factual information from publishers, academic organizations, news organizations and web media.
Location6-6-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (note株式会社)
Usage historyApproximately 75.2 million works and 11.78 million members (as of the end of February 2026)
SourceThe GENIAC project of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO
Items this document does not state (10)
Contract ValueOffering priceContract DateLaunch dateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyRegistration number and expiry dateLocation scaleQuantitative EffectsImpact on Business Performance

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The reasons the company gives

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

Shoeisha shares the project's vision of building an ecosystem in which creators and media companies can deliver content with confidence.

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