Arsaga Partners' "AI+Me" and "Arsaga Meeting Minutes AI" Certified as Target Tools for Digitalization and AI Introduction Subsidy 2026

Arsaga Partners Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO, CTO: Yasuaki Omata; hereinafter referred to as "Arsaga Partners"), which promotes DX for companies, is pleased to announce that its AI services, "AI+Me" and "Arsaga Meeting Minutes AI," have been selected for the "Digitalization and AI Introduction Subsidy 2026" overseen by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

◾Overview of the Digitalization and AI Introduction Subsidy

The "Digitalization and AI Introduction Subsidy" is a subsidy program overseen by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. It supports the introduction of IT tools (software, services, etc.) including AI for digitalization and DX, with the aim of improving labor productivity for small and medium-sized enterprises and small businesses.

For details on the system and schedule, please check the Digitalization and AI Introduction Subsidy website.

Details of the Digitalization and AI Introduction Subsidy: https://it-shien.smrj.go.jp/

◾Eligible Items and Application Method

<Details of Eligible Items>

Eligible Services

AI+Me / Arsaga Meeting Minutes AI

Subsidy Rate

In principle, within 1/2

Preferential Increase in Subsidy Rate

Businesses that demonstrate that for 3 months or more between October 2024 and September 2025, employees hired at a wage between the regional minimum wage and less than the revised regional minimum wage for FY2025 account for 30% or more of all employees will be eligible for a subsidy rate of up to 2/3.

Subsidy Amount

Applying the above subsidy rate, subsidies will be granted in the range of 50,000 yen to less than 1,500,000 yen.

▼Please check eligible companies (subsidy recipients) here.

https://it-shien.smrj.go.jp/applicant/subsidy/

<Application Method> Applicants for the subsidy must apply with support from Arsaga Partners, an IT introduction support company.

Details of the application method can be found here: https://it-shien.smrj.go.jp/applicant/flow/

◾About the Eligible IT Tools

Educational Generative AI "AI+Me"

"AI+Me" is an easy-to-use, general-purpose generative AI service specifically tailored for the educational field, shaped by the voices of actual educators. It boasts high security compliant with the government's guidelines for the utilization of generative AI.

It is equipped with features specialized for education, such as the ability to compare up to three LLM models, create practice problems using school-specific teaching materials, share user-created prompts, and engage in group conversations with AI. It also includes measures against policy violations for inappropriate questions, and input data is not used for learning, so there is no need to worry about that. Administrators can monitor usage logs, allowing for safe implementation in schools. It is used in classes such as inquiry-based learning and reduces the administrative workload for teachers and staff.

Pricing Plan: 800 yen (excluding tax) per account per month

AI+Me Service Site: https://www.arsaga.jp/ai-me/

Related Press Release: Chiyoda Ward's Elementary and Junior High Schools to Sequentially Introduce Arsaga Partners' Educational Generative AI Service "AI+Me" from Autumn 2025

Business Support AI "Arsaga Meeting Minutes AI"

"Arsaga Meeting Minutes AI" is a business support AI tool that improves the productivity of the entire organization by having multiple AI assistants handle and complete various tasks after meetings. It also supports recording via iPhone and Android apps.

For business negotiations, interviews, internal meetings, etc., it significantly reduces administrative burden by creating draft follow-up emails, mind-mapping potential customer concerns, scoring sales performance and evaluating KPIs, summarizing and organizing to-dos, and graphing business flows.

Pricing Plan: For corporations, 2,500 yen (excluding tax) per account per month

Arsaga Meeting Minutes AI Service Site: https://lp.meeting-ai.arsaga.jp/

By utilizing this subsidy, you can introduce the latest AI tools while significantly reducing the cost burden compared to usual. We are accepting consultations for introduction, such as "Is the service suitable for our company's (school's) challenges?" or "We are considering introduction and want to confirm if it is eligible for the subsidy."

Educational institutions considering educational DX utilizing AI, and companies considering improving operational efficiency, please feel free to contact us from the link below.

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Arsaga Partners Inc.

Arsaga Partners is a comprehensive firm headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. We consistently provide DX solution services, from consulting to system development, maintenance, and operation, and address diverse challenges across various industries and business types.

With the mission of "Delivering value through free thinking and solid logic," we leverage our diverse capabilities and assets to enhance our clients' competitiveness while working closely with them.

Headquarters: Shibuya Sakura Stage SAKURA Tower 5F, 3-2 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Kumamoto Branch Shin-Shigai Office: TERRACE 87 Bldg. 2F, 8-7 Shin-Shigai, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture Heisei Office: 2-24-1 Egosho, Minami-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture Fukuoka Branch: Fukuoka Tenjin Business Center 7F, 1-10-20 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture Kagoshima Office: JR Kagoshima-Chuo Building 710-711, 1-2-10 Take, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture Representative: Yasuaki Omata, President and CEO, CTO Establishment Date: January 2016 Capital: 1.4347 billion yen (including capital reserve, etc.) Number of Employees: 407 (as of the end of June 2026) Business Activities: One-stop DX Solution Business Web: https://www.arsaga.jp/