Aww Inc.

A new commercial celebrating Nomura Holdings’ 100th anniversary, starring our virtual human imma, has been released. As our second collaboration, the film reflects Nomura Holdings’ remarkable century-long history, portraying the trust and stability shaped over the past 100 years and carried forward into the future. Watch the full video here. ▶︎ https://lnkd.in/gEMCG2NF

Spotify Japan has released a new ArtistCHRONICLE video podcast episode spotlighting YMO, featuring imma. This special edition accompanies the launch of the YMO 1979 TRANS ATLANTIC TOUR LIVE ANTHOLOGY and revisits the group’s groundbreaking world tour and cultural influence. In the final episode, imma joins RIN (Atarashii Gakkou No Leaders) and Yoshinori Sunahara to explore YMO’s visual innovation and its lasting impact on today’s creative culture. Give it a watch: https://lnkd.in/gnDtP-SV

We’re pleased to announce that Our Executive Director Yumi An King will be speaking at: 🎙 M+ Curated Session: Characterisation as Design Strategy at Business of Design Week in Hong Kong 📅 Dec 5, 2025 ⏰ 11:50–12:30 (GMT+8) 📍 Hall 3G, HKCEC A special talk session with Sunny Cheung, Curator at M+, Asia’s leading museum for global visual culture. In an era where AI imagery and LLMs are reshaping how we create and communicate, character design is becoming a powerful tool for building deeper human connection. They will be discussing how scripted personalities and real-time storytelling can elevate phygital experiences. 🔗 https://2025.bodw.com/en

📣 Speaking Announcement | Tomorrow Our CEO Takayuki Moriya will be speaking tomorrow at the Cool Japan DX Summit, held at TODA HALL & CONFERENCE TOKYO. 🎙 Session SESSION 5 — Cognitive × Cool Japan: The Emotional Resonance of the AI Era 🕓 16:15 JST 📍 Event Details Event: Cool Japan DX Summit Time: 10:30–18:35 Venue: TODA HALL & CONFERENCE TOKYO Details: https://lnkd.in/g93MEcM9 This session explores how AI, virtual humans, and cognitive expression can blend real and virtual culture to create new forms of storytelling and cross-border creativity. We look forward to connecting with leaders across culture, technology, and policy.

We’re thrilled to announce that our CEO, Takayuki Moriya, will be speaking at “AI Agent Discovery Day: Enterprise meets Digital Native” co-hosted by Microsoft Japan and Dentsuu. 📅 Date: 17 November 2025 (Mon) 18:00-21:00 (Doors open at 17:30) 📍 Venue: Microsoft Japan HQ, Shinagawa Grand Central Tower (2-16-3 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo) As an AI native company, we will be talking about how AI Agents are boosting development productivity and practical use-cases at Digital Native companies, pushing collaboration opportunities between Enterprises and Digital Natives. For more information: https://lnkd.in/dH4XedWx

Last week, Aww joined the first-ever Generative Media Conference by fal.ai in San Francisco — a gathering of the most forward-thinking minds from Google, Universal Music Group, Shopify, ByteDance, Kindred Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz. Our CCO Sara Giusto took the stage with Steve Jang (Kindred Ventures) alongside PJ Accetturo (Genre AI) and Xavier Collins Collin (Wonder Studios) on the panel “AI Studio and the Future of Creation”, exploring how virtual humans, generative media, and creative AI are blurring the lines between art, tech, and culture.

RAMEN TECH 2025 was held in Fukuoka, where Takayuki Moriya, CEO of Aww Inc., joined a panel discussion alongside Corgear and Minna Bank, speaking about the future of the virtual human MIRAI. At the event, MIRAI appeared as the host, opening each session with her own interactive comments—demonstrating a new frontier for virtual human engagement. During the discussion, Corgear, a Web3 and RWA (Real World Assets) startup originating from the Sony Group, presented its new initiative to tokenize real-world assets on the blockchain. Together with Aww, the session explored how MIRAI and blockchain could together shape the future of digital identity and ownership. Aww Inc. and Corgear also announced a strategic collaboration, aiming to build a new business model that combines the digitalization of real assets with stablecoin infrastructure, to create a next-generation system for asset distribution and value exchange.

Our CEO Takayuki Moriya and virtual human imma appeared on Fuji TV’s morning program “Hiromi no Ohayō Meeting.” They joined a discussion with Takanori Kataishi (CEO of yutori Inc.) on how culture and technology are shaping the next generation of business and creativity. During the broadcast, imma connected live from a virtual studio, engaging in real-time conversation with Hiromi and announcer Yuki Yamazaki — bringing Aww’s vision of bridging the real and digital worlds to life. 📺 Aired: October 12, 2025 (Sunday) on Fuji TV 👀 Available on FOD / TVer until Sunday, October 19 at 6:30 a.m. (JST) FOD： https://lnkd.in/dcegAi3a TVer： https://lnkd.in/daEJpHqe

Takayuki Moriya, our CEO, has been selected for Forbes Culturepreneur 30. “Culturepreneur” refers to cultural entrepreneurs—a newly coined concept derived from the English term Cultural Entrepreneurs. It describes a new type of entrepreneur who creates fresh value based on cultural capital while balancing it with economic activity. With the cooperation of a 17-member advisory board, candidates were nominated mainly among cultural entrepreneurs under the age of 45 who are expected to achieve significant growth in the future, and 30 were ultimately selected through an editorial review process. These entrepreneurs engage in diverse activities: uncovering cultural assets and local resources to generate unprecedented value, sharing the appeal of Japanese culture with the world, and even working to create the culture of the future. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gr6Xn3Kc

🥢 RAMEN TECH 2025 Announcement Tomorrow October 9 (Thu) | 15:05–15:45 | Ritz Stage @ Fukuoka Our CEO Takayuki Moriya will speak at RAMEN TECH 2025, a government-led tech conference hosted by the City of Fukuoka. Session theme: “Virtual Humans × RWAX × Digital Bank: Designing a New Economic Sphere.” Centered around AI Human Mirai, the session brings together XR startups and digital banks to discuss how technology can shape new economic systems and forms of value creation. AI Agent Mirai will also appear as the opening MC and host select sessions during the event. Where government, industry, and creativity intersect —RAMEN TECH 2025 highlights the innovation emerging from Fukuoka to the world. For more info: https://lnkd.in/gVm9edTh

We are happy to announce that Yumi An King, Executive Director & Founding Member of Aww Inc., has been named to Campaign Asia-Pacific’s 40 Under 40 2025! This recognition celebrates Yumi’s visionary leadership and her role in pioneering virtual humans and creative AI innovation on a global stage. From launching imma, Asia’s first virtual human, to leading groundbreaking collaborations with Coach, NVIDIA, Epic Games, and more, Yumi continues to push the boundaries of creativity and technology. We are proud to see her honored among Asia-Pacific’s most influential leaders and look forward to the new possibilities she will continue to unlock for our industry. Read more here:
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📢 Aww Inc. launches ConvoHuman On-premises Aww Inc. is pleased to announce the release of ConvoHuman On-premises, an interactive AI Virtual Human software designed for secure on-premises environments. The system provides an end-to-end conversational experience—from speech input and response generation to animation—while ensuring data remains fully within the enterprise. With Japanese/English support, customizable characters, and flexible LLM integration, it offers a practical solution for industries such as tourism, finance, healthcare, and public services. Through a new distributor agreement with SB C&S Corporation, ConvoHuman On-premises will be made available nationwide, enabling companies to deliver secure, natural, and human-like AI interactions across diverse business settings. 👉 Learn more: https://convohuman.com/

✨ imma & MIRAI featured on the cover of CGWORLD vol.326 ✨ Our virtual humans imma and MIRAI were featured on the cover of CGWORLD vol.326 (October issue). This issue’s special feature, “Practical Digital Twin Showcase,” explores the latest applications of digital twins across industries—from space exploration and autonomous driving to manufacturing DX. The cover visual, created by Aww within SpaceData’s virtual ISS, highlights imma and MIRAI as symbols of the fusion of creativity and advanced technology. Inside, the magazine also introduces Aww’s work on AI agent development and our Web3 IP project, MIRAI.

Aww Inc.’s Virtual Humans MIRAI and imma took part in several key events during Japan Blockchain Week 2025. MIRAI served as MC for nine panels with speakers from Binance, NVIDIA, and Animoca Brands, and together with imma opened SuperTokyo 2025. At CORGEAR Night Vol.20 (a WebX side event at Sony HQ), Sara Giusto (Producer, Aww Inc.) presented the MIRAI Project and joined a panel with CORGEAR, Holoworld, Story Foundation, and Sony Ventures, also sharing details of MIRAI’s ¥20B token sale. These appearances demonstrated the growing demand and real use cases for Virtual Humans and AI Agents — not only as cultural icons, but as active participants in shaping technology, finance, and culture.

Our AI Agent MIRAI will serve as the main MC on the Vertex Stage on Saturday, August 23 for Japan Blockchain Week 2025 Kickoff. From the opening to the closing, MIRAI will guide nine sessions on “AI × Blockchain” alongside CZ from Binance, NVIDIA, and many others — engaging in discussions on technological progress and the social impact of accelerated advancements in AI. Following this, on Sunday August 24 MIRAI will also take part in Super Solana Tokyo 2025, opening the event together with imma. Super Solana Tokyo first launched in 2024 as Japan’s first and largest Solana onboarding experience, returning once again to Tokyo this year. We hope to see you there! Japan Blockchain Week 2025 https://lnkd.in/dTx8TtAs Super Solana Tokyo 2025 https://supertokyo.jp/

We’re pleased to share that on July 11, our Executive Director Yumi An King will be speaking at SPLASH Soft Power Forum 2025, hosted by the Thailand Creative Culture Agency (THACCA). Taking place July 8–11 in Bangkok, SPLASH is ASEAN’s premier gathering for cultural and creative industries — spanning 14 sectors including film, music, fashion, design, gaming, wellness, and beyond. Yumi will join the Visionary Stage, contributing to critical conversations on how storytelling, technology, and cultural identity can drive soft power on a global scale. We’re honored to take part in this important dialogue at the intersection of culture and innovation.

On Thursday, July 4, our CEO Takayuki Moriya will take the stage at IVS KYOTO 2025 to explore a question that sits at the heart of the AI era: Is your AI agent a “companion” — or a “tool”? How can we shape the relationship between humans and machines? As autonomous AI agents become a part of daily life, the future of human-AI interaction will not only center on performance—it will hinge on emotional design, intent, and trust. Join us as we reimagine the way we live and work with AI. Miyakomesse B1F / AI Stage July 4 (Thu), 16:00–16:40

Our Executive Director Yumi An King delivered a keynote at the Malaysia Digital Association’s Annual Conference 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian Digital Association plays a central role in shaping Malaysia’s digital media and advertising landscape, bringing together leaders from across the region to exchange insights and define future industry standards. Yumi introduced Aww’s work in virtual human technology, sharing how the company blends real-time AI with emotionally resonant IP, followed by a panel discussion alongside four creators from Malaysia and the broader Southeast Asia region.  Thank you to MDA for the opportunity to be part of such a forward-thinking gathering of industry professionals.

Our Executive Director Yumi An King will be joining MDA d Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! She will join a panel discussion at 10:45 AM and deliver a keynote at 1:40 PM on June 12, where she will speak on the future of AI-powered virtual humans and their role in redefining storytelling and human-centric innovation. Our COO hazuki minoda and Producer Heyao Huang will also be attending. Please feel free to reach out and connect with our team on-site. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Malaysia Digital Association (MDA) for this opportunity. https://lnkd.in/gUtUXJbm https://lnkd.in/gqycuZM

Our Executive Director Yumi An King spoke at the Frenchfounders Japan event in Tokyo with Misaki Matsumoto from NVIDIA . Frenchfounders brings together global leaders across industries—from L’Oréal , LVMH, Richemont, Kering, Meta and more—to explore innovation and leadership. Many thanks to FrenchFounders Laura Leman for the wonderful opportunity. Aww Inc.のエグゼクティブディレクターであるキング祐美が、東京で開催されたFrenchFounders Japan主催のイベントにてNvidiaの松本美咲氏と共に登壇しました。 この度、L’Oréal, LVMH, Richemont, KeringやMeta など、様々な業界のグローバルリーダーが集うコミュニティの方にご参加頂きました。FrenchFoundersおよびLaura Leman氏に感謝申し上げます。

ABC NEWS Feature On May 28th (ET), our CEO Takayuki Moriya, our producer Sara Giusto, and virtual human imma will be featured in an exclusive feature on ABC News Live. The segment will air three times throughout the evening: 7:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM EST| 11:00 PM EST The feature offers insight into our creative philosophy and the evolving role of virtual humans in the global tech and culture landscape as we continue to challenge the boundary between reality and digital identity.

Our CEO Takayuki Moriya spoke at the "Let's do Space" event hosted by SpaceData Inc. the other day! Also, our virtual human imma sent a message from space🚀🚀🚀. And we, Aww and SPACEDATA, which is advancing the space digital twin business, and our company have formed a partnership. We will be merging the city and space digital twin with our virtual human. 先日、 SpaceData Inc. 主催イベント『宇宙やろうぜ』のイベントにて、弊社代表Takayuki Moriya が登壇させていただきました！ また、弊社バーチャルヒューマンimmaからは、宇宙からのメッセージを発信🚀🚀🚀 そして、私たち Awwと宇宙デジタルツイン事業を進めている SpaceData Inc. と弊社は提携しました。 これから街や宇宙のデジタルツインと、弊社バーチャルヒューマンを融合していこうと思います。

Our company, Aww, is looking to extend the possibilities of virtual humans and Web3 and AI even further. We spoke with JupiterExchange about the future of Web4 through the convergence of Web3 and AI. That future will come soon! 弊社AwwはバーチャルヒューマンとWeb3とAIの可能性をより拡張していこうと考えています。 Web3とAIの融合によるWeb4の未来について、JupiterExchange と一緒に Sara Giusto が 登壇しました。 バーチャルヒューマンと、AI、WEB3の融合される未来はまもなく訪れるでしょう！

We at Aww Inc. , along with the TeamFirst Community, hosted a “Leaders in Marketing” event at Spotify's stunning new offices. We had a keynote session on “Virtual Human and the Future of AI” by our Executive Director, Yumi An King, followed by a panel discussion with Sara Giusto, Producer, and Souki Mansoor of OpenAI. We have always emphasized the importance of “storytelling” as the most important aspect of our work. Our Virtual Human technology, which is a fusion of 3DCG and AI, has received worldwide acclaim, but another point where we are strong is in “storytelling. This is a strong point shared by Disney, Pixar, and Pokemon. While it is exciting and wonderful that AI is changing the future of content, like OpenAI and our Aww, storytelling is becoming more and more important. 私たちAwwは、TeamFirst Communityとともに、Spotifyの素晴らしい新オフィスにて「Leaders in Marketing」イベントを開催しました。 弊社執行役員のYumi An Kingによる「Virtual HumanとAIの未来」をキーノートセッションをし、プロデューサーのSara Giustoと、OpenAIのSouki Mansoorによるパネルディスカッションを開催しました。 弊社が常に重要視し、最も大事なポイントだと思っているのは「ストーリーテリング」です。 弊社が保有する3DCGとAIの融合したVirtual Humanの技術は世界的に評価してもらっていますが、弊社が強いもう一つのポイントは「ストーリーテリング」なのです。 これはDisneyや、Pixar、そしてPokemonにも共通の強いポイントになります。 OpenAIや弊社AwwのようにAIによってコンテンツの未来を変えていくことはとても刺激的で素晴らしいことですが、一方でよりストーリーの重要性が高まっています。

Aww Inc. and TeamFirst Community are opening a newevent! Aww, a virtual human AI company, is pleased to announce the launch of a new event with TeamFirstCommunity, one of Japan’s leading career advancement communities with over 600 future leaders to help companies expand and scale their markets. Our mission is to create a better future through communication and collaboration.And we’re also grateful to Tony, Managing Director of Spotify, for his help in organizing this event. Senior marketing executives, brand leaders, and visionaries will come together for an impactful discussion about the future of marketing and creative strategy! We are very grateful to Peter Sayn-Wittgenstein for organizing this event. https://lnkd.in/eG7gngJQ

Aww was invited to speak at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Presidents, prime ministers, entrepreneurs, inventors, creators, and kings and princes from around the world attended the event. Our CEO, Takayuki Moriya and our producer, Sara Giusto joined us to discuss the future possibilities of virtual humans and present their value. Thank you for inviting us. Mohamed Al Sharhan Peter Sayn-Wittgenstein Awwは、ドバイで行われたWorld Government Summitに招待され登壇致しました。 世界150カ国の首脳が集結し、未来について議論を交わすスピーカーとして招待いただき、各国の大統領や、首相に加え、起業家、発明家、クリエイター、そして各国の王様や、王子たちも参加しておりました。 私たちは、CEOの守屋貴行とプロデューサーのサラジューストーが参加し、バーチャルヒューマンの未来の可能性について議論し、その価値をプレゼンしました。