Resorttrust Group and Mitsubishi Corporation Launch Joint Study in Medical Tourism

November 14, 2024
Resorttrust, Inc.
Mitsubishi Corporation

Resorttrust Group and Mitsubishi Corporation ("MC") have agreed to conduct a joint study of opportunities in the medical tourism sector. Under this agreement, MC and Resorttrust Group company Advanced medical care Inc.("AMC") will evaluate the establishment of a joint venture company to facilitate medical tourism to Japan and globally promote the country's advanced medical screening technologies and healthcare services.

Rapid population growth and economic development in Asia have raised awareness of lifestyle-related diseases and preventive healthcare, which has in turn driven up demand for high-precision medical screenings and treatments. Resorttrust Group and MC aim to capitalizing on this growing demand by promoting medical tourism to Japan, which is renowned for its abundant medical facilities, advanced screening technologies, and high-quality healthcare services. Our objectives are to help extend worldwide healthy life expectancy and create new economic value by leveraging both the growth of Japan's healthcare-related industries and the revitalization of its local economies.

In addition to providing administrative support for its Group's medical facilities, Resorttrust's know-how extends to healthcare technologies and services, as well as hotel and other tourism operations. MC brings to the table a global network of business partners, digital-transformation (DX) capabilities, and solutions for healthcare providers. This new joint venture will combine our companies' respective expertise to accomplish the following aims:

  1. Strengthen overseas marketing of Japanese medical services
  2. Develop inbound patient referral schemes for domestic medical institutions
  3. Take advantage of medical-facility DX to accelerate the establishment of inbound patient acceptance systems

MC and Resorttrust Group are confident that success in these initiatives will encourage global applications of Japan's medical services. Looking further to the future, our goal is to develop businesses that are invested in the mental and physical well-being of people all over the world, including wellness-tourism services that deliver Japanese health culture and traditional culture experiences.

As part of this joint study, we will conduct the following verification activities at several facilities, including Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Tower Midtown Clinic and Tokyo Tower Midtown Clinic, which are operated by AMC:

  • Market research in Asian countries for the global expansion of Japanese medical screening technologies and healthcare services
  • Analysis of current challenges and enhancement measures related to inbound patient referral processes
  • Effectiveness evaluation of AI-powered multilingual communication tools specialized for medical services, developed in collaboration with the MC Group companies, Industry One, Inc. and MC Digital, Inc.

Company Profile

Resorttrust, Inc.

Head office 18-31, Higashisakura 2-Chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
Representative Ariyoshi Fushimi, President
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Resorttrust Group's core business includes membership-based resort hotels and hotel restaurant operations. In 1994, the group expanded into the medical /healthcare sector by launching a membership-based comprehensive medical club. Today, the group has broadened its healthcare solutions beyond medical screenings into treatment services. The group's subsidiary, Cancer Intelligence Care Systems, Inc., is developing an accelerator-based neutron irradiation system for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, aiming to provide cancer treatments with reduced patient burden. Additionally, Resorttrust Group provides operational support to facilities offering advanced cancer immunotherapy and stem cell treatments for conditions such as arteriosclerosis, joint pain, and frailty prevention and improvement.

Advanced Medical Care Inc.

Head office 6F, Midtown Tower, 7-1, Akasaka 9-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative Tetsuya Furukawa CEO
(Senior Managing Director and Head of the Medical division at Resorttrust, Inc.)
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Consulting for medical and health screening business, support for medical facility management, education and training of medical personnel and assistants, sales of cosmetics and supplements.

Mitsubishi Corporation

Head office 3-1, Marunouchi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative Katsuya Nakanishi, Representative Director, President and CEO
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MC develops diversified businesses in a wide range of industries through its eight groups: Environmental Energy, Materials Solution, Mineral Resources, Urban Development & Infrastructure, Mobility, Food Industry, S.L.C. (Smart-Life Creation), and Power Solution.

Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Tower Midtown Clinic

Address 7F Nihonbashi Muromachi Mitsui Tower , 2-1, Nihonbashi Muromachi 3-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Tokyo Midtown Clinic

Address 6F Midtown Tower, 7-1, Akasaka 9-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Materiality

Based on the Three Corporate Principles, which serve as MC’s core philosophy, MC has continued to grow together with society by contributing to the sustainable development of society through its business activities while pursuing value creation. MC’s revised “Materiality” was announced in Midterm Corporate Strategy 2024 as a set of crucial societal issues that MC will prioritize through its business activities, towards the strategy’s goal of continuous creation of MC Shared Value (MCSV). Guided by this Materiality, MC will continue to strengthen its efforts towards sustainable corporate growth. Out of the six material issues relating to “Realizing a Carbon Neutral Society and Striving to Enrich Society Both Materially and Spiritually”, this project’s activities particularly support “Promoting Stable, Sustainable Societies and Lifestyles” and “Addressing Regional Issues and Growing Together with Local Communities”.
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