As announced in our news release on October 15, our company has obtained early patents in Japan and Taiwan for our NFT marketplace system, promoting differentiation through technological innovation.

Going forward, however, we believe that the key to progress lies in “what kind of value is tokenized and exchanged as NFTs” — in other words, in the creativity and uniqueness of the content being transacted.

Based on this recognition, since the beginning of this year we have been focusing on creating and sharing digital content using generative AI and social media. In particular, our YouTube channel takes on new forms of expression, bringing creativity to the fields of culture, education, art, and entertainment.

Our featured works include the special project (50K Celebration), which reveals the creative process behind generative AI illustrations of “horses” and “women,” and the yearlong Mini Essay Series, which presents classical literature, paintings, proverbs, and cultural heritage from around the world.
We also actively integrate generative AI into the production of both illustrations and narration.

Our latest video, released on October 17, features the theme of “Saiō-ga-Uma” (The Old Man and His Horse), a well-known proverb of Chinese origin. Through this story, we invite viewers to reflect on a timeless question: how do we respond to the outcomes that life presents to us?

Due to the natural constraints of short-form video, not every detail can be fully conveyed.
In fact, the historical paintings and AI-generated visuals featured in this piece were carefully selected to reflect the parent–child motif — inspired by the story of Saiō and his son. These include five pairs such as Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Kenreimon-in, and the painters Hasegawa Tōhaku and his son Kyūzō.

The creative background and these “another stories” behind the works are planned to be featured next spring as part of a paid content series.

This blog will be updated every Saturday at 9:00 a.m. JST, offering readers additional insights into each video released the previous day.
We look forward to sharing our next post with you on November 8.

Background image: National Treasure “Maple Trees (Kaede-zu)”, by Hasegawa Tōhaku, c.1592, Azuchi-Momoyama period (Public domain, modified)
Horse illustrations: Created by our company using generative AI