Nikkei Inc. will hold two popular exhibitions simultaneously. The first, "RETAILTECH JAPAN", will showcase the very latest in IT equipment and systems designed to drive forward marketing and supply chain activities in the retail and distribution industry. Held at the same time, "SECURITY SHOW" will feature a wide range of products and services that contribute to public safety such as security cameras and access control systems.

"RETAILTECH JAPAN" is Japan's largest exhibition dedicated to introducing information systems designed for the retail and distribution industry. This exhibit will introduce the latest in information equipment and systems that cater to a wide range of retail and distribution business formats. Among the many products and services available will be POS (point-of-sale) and other payment systems, head office systems, logistics, mobile sales promotion, omni-channel retailing, big data, IoT, artificial intelligence, cloud services, distribution industry robots, online shopping systems, and more. There will also be a special zone set up to focus on introducing digital signage and POP systems.

"SECURITY SHOW" will feature the latest in security cameras, access control systems, security services, as well as countless other cutting-edge products and services that ensure safety, protecting businesses and the public from a variety of risks including crime, terrorism, and disasters. A number of Japan's highly regarded state-of-the-art security technologies aimed at the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for 2020 will also be unveiled. These include services that utilize drones to secure facilities from the air, and an image analysis system capable of identifying suspicious individuals via face recognition captured from high-quality camera images.

Nikkei Inc. is simultaneously holding a total of eight exhibitions, including these two, under a comprehensive event entitled "Nikkei Messe." Admission to any of the exhibitions is available free of charge simply by pre-registering on the official website. Overseas guests, we look forward to seeing you there!

"RETAILTECH JAPAN" and "SECURITY SHOW"

Event Dates: March 7 (Tue) to 10 (Fri), 2017

Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Expected attendance: 130,000

Exhibition scale: RETAILTECH JAPAN, 207 companies, 977 booths / SECURITY SHOW, 186 companies, 666 booths

For more details, please visit the respective exhibit websites below:

RETAILTECH JAPAN= http://www.retailtech.jp/en/

SECURITY SHOW= http://www.securityshow.jp/en/

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CONTACT:

NIKKEI MESSE Overseas Contact Office

(Space Media Japan Co., Ltd.)

Chihiro ISAMI, +81-3-3512-5670

tradefairs2017@smj.co.jp