Launch of 'JichiCa', a Community Development Support Site for Neighborhood Associations

Town News Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Tomoshige Uyama, Headquarters: Aoba-ku, Yokohama City) launched a new business on April 1, 2026, opening the community development support site "JichiCa (*1)" to digitally support the activities of neighborhood associations.

Starting from Sakae-ku, Yokohama City, gradually expanding to 7,300 neighborhood association pages in the prefecture Currently, many neighborhood associations face issues such as the burden of distributing and collecting paper circulars and the costs of introducing digitalization. Through this business, we will solve these issues and support sustainable community development.

Our company has concluded a "Partnership Agreement concerning the Digitalization of Neighborhood Associations" with Yokohama City. Upon launching the site, we will first begin operations in Sakae-ku, Yokohama City as a model district, and gradually expand the area to approximately 7,300 neighborhood associations within Kanagawa Prefecture.

Main Features of "JichiCa" 1. Building Dedicated Pages for Each Neighborhood Association We will create dedicated pages for neighborhood associations where basic information such as association overviews and annual events can be introduced. Because it is web-based, there is no need to install a dedicated application, creating an environment that a wide range of users can view instantly. It is possible to take the first step toward digitalizing community activities without incurring the cost and effort of building a website.

2. Consolidating Information Useful for Daily Life In addition to neighborhood association information, it aggregates administrative PR papers like "Ken no Tayori", disaster and crime prevention outbreak information, garbage collection day searches, and web version Town News articles. It is designed to allow users to view information closely related to their daily lives on a single page, much like a digital circular board.

3. Favorite Registration "My JichiCa" Users can favorite the neighborhood association of the area they live in or where their family members live apart.