Japan Post Holdings Co., the state-owned financial and postal giant, is enlisting IBM's data-analytics technology and Apple Inc.'s devices for a program to improve care for elderly people as the population ages.
Japan Post Chief Executive Officer Taizo Nishimuro made the announcement at International Business Machines Corp.'s Watson headquarters, alongside IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Japan Post wants to "bring our elderly generation into the connected world, expand our businesses by deepening relationships, and discover new ways to strengthen the fabric of our society and economy," Nishimuro said in a statement.