The SaaS Source: August 2025
This month’s roundup covers the latest innovations and developments from Japan’s SaaS industry including new collaborations and new SaaS products launching domestically as well as in the US market.
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation Launches AIOps in US Markets
ZDNet Japan reported (in Japanese) that Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) will offer its AI-powered system development and operation (AIOps) software-as-a-service (SaaS) “StageCrew” to the US market. Independently developed in Japan, StageCrew’s on cloud-native technology utilizes multimodal AI that can analyze different types of data, such as images and text and unifies access to a wide range of resources such as various development and operation tools, open source software and in-house tools. StageCrew will automate tasks such as anomaly detection and performance trend analysis, as well as preventing dependency on individual skills by visualizing and standardizing response flows, and supporting the improvement of response quality in system operations by utilizing multimodal AI that can analyze different types of data, such as images and text.
From February 2025, StageCrew will be licensed to California-based company, Technologent. It will provide services to US customers using its own cloud infrastructure. ITOCHU Techno-Solutions America, will be responsible for building and maintaining Technologent’s cloud infrastructure.
Japan Comparison Site Production LLC Launched on August 1, 2025
PR Times reported (in Japanese) that Japan Comparison Site Production LLC has launched a comparison site SaaS for small and medium-sized enterprises on August 1, 2025. “CompareCraft Cloud,” is a SaaS that enables users to easily build comparison and ranking websites on the cloud. CompareCraft Cloud allows small and medium businesses to build comparison sites within three days and features an automatic content generation function using generative AI. Japan Comparison Site Production LLC allows companies to bypass hurdles in creating comparison sites by packaging the accumulated data through contract development and providing it as a cloud-based SaaS that can be implemented quickly and at low cost.
YuLife signs licensing agreement with Aon Japan
PR Times reported (in Japanese) YuLife Japan LLC has signed a licensing agreement with Aon Japan Co. and has begun domestic sales of YuLife’s SaaS product, the YuLife App, from August 1, 2025. Through the promotion of health and well-being, this partnership hopes to improve the competitiveness of Japanese companies and accelerate its efforts to promote employee well-being. YuLife is expected to serve as a successful example of health management inside and outside its company.
YuLife Japan will leverage Aon Japan’s extensive customer base and expertise in the insurance and human resources fields to provide YuLife services to a wider range of companies. YuLife will be introduced to about 400 employees of four Aon Group-affiliated companies. The actual effects will be verified while strengthening the company’s ability to propose the system to client companies.
Saison Technology collaborates with three domestic SaaS companies to modernize SAP’s ERP
X Tech reported (in Japanese) that Saison Technology announced that it will collaborate with three domestic SaaS (Software as a Service) providers—WingArc1st, Atread and Cybozu—to support the modernization of SAP’s ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. Companies are required to develop ERP add-ons to accommodate Japan’s unique business practices, such as complex approval flows and the output of specialized forms.
But with Hulft Square—Saison Technology’s data integration platform—the program will connect each company’s SaaS with its ERP, ultimately reducing ERP add-ons and lightening the burden of development, operation and maintenance. Scheduled for the fall of 2025, Saison Technology will integrate the ERP with WingArc1st’s form management platform SVF and Cybozu’s business support software kintone.
