Yamato's data platform named Japan's DX Grand Prize winner

The award recognizes how Yamato unified commodity, logistics and risk data across eight businesses into a single decision platform, built at Tokyo Innovation Lab under Chief Digital Officer Michael Chen.

Since deployment, the platform has measurably improved LNG cargo pricing, optimized grain routing and increased real-time risk visibility across the group — the practical application of the Next-Gen Digital segment's founding purpose.

Fusing the Frontlines with Digital

The judges highly praised the company not just for introducing new systems, but for fundamentally rethinking frontline operational processes and elevating the digital literacy of every employee. In particular, the construction of "Yamato Core," a next-generation data foundation integrating global trading hubs, has dramatically accelerated decision-making and realized complex supply chain optimization.