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As part of the overall summary of the demonstration project that has been conducted since September 2025, the parent company Triplo M’s S.A. hosted the event '2nd Peppoland Q Tokyo Voice from users'_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Hiratsuka City will begin a new pilot project on 10 December 2025, applying Peppol e-invoice to B2B transactions for the local tomato-and-mackerel curry, in addition to the traceability of the local key ingredients.
Participating companies will use QMS TRACE Peppol Inside to verify how Peppol e-invoice can be useful for streamline operations, improve data accuracy, and support adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises.

On November 13–14, 2025, Triplo M’s S,A, participated in ResorTech EXPO 2025 in Okinawa as part of its demonstration project outreach. Since September 2025, several companies—including Yuimarlu Okinawa, Kimuraya, Kyugetsu, and Chuo Food Service (names listed without honorifics, in no particular order)—have joined the Peppoland demonstration project, utilizing QMS TRACE or the E-invoice Portal. At the exhibition, their products with QR codes were displayed. One of the most memorable moments was seeing younger visitors scan the codes and exclaim, “Wow, interesting!” In today’s age of information overload, this reaction reaffirmed that QMS TRACE can spark curiosity and lead to new discoveries.

 Following on from last year, we began Ver. 2 of the pilot project with Yuimarlu Okinawa in September 2025.  We held a kick-off meeting to confirm the details of the demonstration, which aims to increase added value and improve work efficiency for the company and its workshops using a customized app.

We had a small meeting with Mr. Cavalleri, the director of World Trade Center Lugano. WTC Lugano is located in Ticino, an Italian speaking canton and many foreign companies are operating business. We heard about WTC’s contribution to the local economy, its collaboration with international companies, and its efforts to support startups.

On July 9th, we visited Konta-nouen located in Kahoku Town, Yamagata Prefecture. Taking full advantage of the area's climate and soil, the farm cultivates and sells cherries, La France pears, taro, and Chinese yam. The visit provided a valuable opportunity to speak with the owner, Mr. Mitsuhiro Konta,  about expanding sales channels by attaching QMS TRACE QR codes to their  premium "Beni-Shuhō" cherries.

On June 4, 2025, the kick off meeting for the initiative to use Peppol in B2B transactions between Japan and Finland was held at Paasitorni, a historic conference center in Helsinki, co-hosted by the Peppol Authority of Japan and Finland. Four Japanese companies operating in Finland and six service providers from Finland participated. The clear, early summer sky in Helsinki reminded us of the color of Peppol.

On May 21, we visited Sasaki Green Tea Company (located in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture), a supplier of CHUO FOOD SERVICE Co., Ltd. The company is a long-established tea manufacturer specializing in deep-steamed tea, handling everything from tea leaf harvesting to production and packaging in-house. Over the years, they have won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award a total of 34 times and became the first Japanese tea brand to receive a three-star rating from the International Taste Institute (formerly iTQi) in Belgium, earning high recognition both domestically and internationally.

Dr. Yoji Kurobane, a doctor, essayist, and local historian, is actively engaged in multiple fields. We had the opportunity to exchange opinions with Dr. Kurobane and local businesses on the role of digital transformation (DX) in regional revitalization and how to approach it, as we consider the future of Tsuruoka in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture.

 Under the leadership of President Mr. Sudo of Artemyn Specialties Japan Co., Ltd., our Director Sugawara visited Sobueclay Co., Ltd., based in Nagoya. Both companies specialize in handling inorganic minerals such as talc and magnesium oxide.

 As part of the ongoing efforts to enhance operational efficiency within Japan following the renovation of the accounting system at Artemyn Specialties Japan, the introduction of Peppol for billing transactions between Artemyn Specialties Japan and Sobueclay Co., Ltd. was proposed, leading to this important meeting.

We visited Hiratsuka Fisheries Association office to report the result of the pilot trial, which was terminated by the end of February 2025.  This pilot trial was done with Hiratsuka Fisheries Association and Asatsuyu Hiroba (JA Shonan group) under the city of Hiratsuka's supervision.