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Kansai Signal Service Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Representative Director: Masahiro Mitsuno) and STAR Collection Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya City, Tokyo, Representative Director CEO: Makoto Osawa, hereinafter "STAR Collection"), a virtual music agency and metaverse business operator, are pleased to announce the commencement of a strategic partnership in the Web3.0 business.For over 50 years since its founding, Kansai Signal Service Co., Ltd. has supported social safety and smooth traffic flow through the construction, maintenance, design, manufacturing, and sales of traffic signal equipment.Meanwhile, STAR Collection is engaged in creating next-generation music experiences and virtual IP, including the management of virtual singers and the development of live events in metaverse spaces.Through this partnership, we will challenge ourselves to create new value that transcends the real and digital by combining the high reliability and technical capabilities cultivated in the traffic infrastructure field with STAR Collection's planning ability, expressive power, and community-building capabilities in the virtual domain.From left to right: STAR Collection artists "riruwo." and "VIKKii"Moving forward, we will advance initiatives that leverage the unique strengths of both companies, including planning and developing live events in metaverse spaces, developing new services in the Web3.0 domain, forming communities, and implementing next-generation experiences.Background of the Strategic PartnershipIn recent years, the advancement of Web3.0 has brought about significant changes in corporate activities and entertainment. As experiential value in digital spaces and metaverses, not just in real spaces, is increasingly emphasized, we have entered an era where collaboration between industries previously seen as separate fields creates new business opportunities.In response to this trend, we have reached this strategic partnership with the belief that by combining the implementation capabilities of an infrastructure company supporting social foundations with the entertainment design capabilities in virtual spaces, there is potential to create unprecedented experiences and business models.Goals of This PartnershipIn this partnership, both companies will proceed with discussions and considerations, primarily focusing on the following initiatives:1 Promotion of planning for new businesses and new services in the Web3.0 domain2 Planning and development of music live events in metaverse spaces3 Community building and enhancement of fan experience value utilizing the knowledge of both companies4 Construction of a sustainable ecosystem that spans real and digital realmsFuture OutlookBy fusing Kansai Signal Service Co., Ltd.'s extensive achievements in the traffic infrastructure field with STAR Collection's planning and development capabilities in virtual and metaverse businesses, we will promote new initiatives that align with the changing times.Both companies will deepen their collaboration with a medium- to long-term perspective, going beyond a mere business alliance, to contribute to the creation of new businesses and the development of the entire industry.STAR Collection CommentWe are extremely honored to be able to work with Kansai Signal Service Co., Ltd., which has supported society for many years in the traffic infrastructure field.As a virtual music agency, STAR Collection has been working to create new experiential value through artist management and metaverse live events.Through this partnership, we will combine the knowledge and resources of both companies to challenge the creation of a new ecosystem befitting the Web3.0 era.Company OverviewKansai Signal Service Co., Ltd.Company Name: Kansai Signal Service Co., Ltd.Location: 39-6 Kawaharari Kita-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto PrefectureRepresentative: Masahiro Mitsuno, Representative DirectorEstablished: July 1972Business Activities: Comprehensive infrastructure servicesURL: https://www.k-signal.co.jp/STAR Collection Co., Ltd.Company Name: STAR Collection Co., Ltd.Location: Shibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building 2F-C, 1-10-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, TokyoRepresentative: Makoto Osawa, Representative Director CEOBusiness Activities: Virtual music agency business, metaverse business, etc.URL: https://www.starcollection.mu