Hachi Inc. (headquartered in Minato City, Tokyo; CEO: Yu Kato; hereinafter "Hachi") and Future Sessions Inc. (headquartered in Minato City, Tokyo; CEOs: Hideyuki Arifuku, Hironobu Kakei; hereinafter "Future Sessions") will merge on June 30, 2026, launching anew as Artiql Inc. Background of the Merger Hachi has operated under the mission of "Rewrite Our Futures," running digital media platforms such as IDEAS FOR GOOD—an ideas magazine that creatively addresses social challenges—and providing sustainability and circular business (city) design services for corporations and local governments. Future Sessions has advanced numerous co-creation projects with corporations and local governments through "Future Sessions," creative dialogue forums aimed at achieving social innovation, focusing on urban development, civic collaboration, talent development, sports utilization, and future creation. Over the years, the two companies have collaborated closely, leveraging their respective strengths in sustainability × media and social innovation × Future Sessions. Their joint initiatives include co-developing the Circular Design Sprint (a circular design learning program) and Facilitating Sustainable Futures (a future design learning program), jointly participating in Kanazawa University's COI-NEXT (a JST program supporting collaborative space creation), and founding the Shigigijutsu-sha (Society of Social Art). Since January 2026, both companies have operated from a shared office, deepening discussions on the evolving roles of media and co-creation in the face of climate crisis and the AI era. Through these collaborations, both companies have reaffirmed their strong complementary relationship—using media to generate empathy and co-creation processes to facilitate transitions toward better futures. Recognizing that integrating their strengths into a single organization would enable them to accelerate and deepen social change beyond mere complementarity, they have decided to merge. G