{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T20:24:48.492Z","story":{"id":"r_6e504e7948894a81ab20698a","slug":"kiwi-design-launches-vr-creator-support-program-in-japan","url":"https://yomimono.id/kiwi-design-launches-vr-creator-support-program-in-japan","headline":"KIWI Design Launches VR Creator Support Program in Japan","summary":"KIWI design, a global VR peripheral brand headquartered in Shenzhen, Hong Kong, China, has announced a new Creator Support Program aimed at individual creators active in virtual worlds. The program is part of the company's strategy for \"true localization\" in the Japanese market and contribution to VR culture. As the first initiative under this program, KIWI design has partnered with Tomosho, a pianist who performs on the social VR platform VRChat. The company stated that the partnership was formed because Tomosho's passion for delivering pleasant sounds resonated with KIWI design's mission of supporting immersion with comfortable fit. Going forward, KIWI design plans to support Tomosho through equipment for performance events and joint information dissemination. The company also indicated that future support may expand to virtual space platforms, including events in virtual spaces, world creation on VRSNS, and software development. KIWI design will present details of the program and collaboration exhibits at its booth during Chō Meta Fes 2026, held in Akihabara on May 23, 2026.","why_it_matters":"A hardware manufacturer is moving beyond product sales to directly fund and promote individual VR creators, signaling a shift toward platform-level ecosystem investment in the Japanese market.","published_at":"2026-05-18T13:30:50.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["PR TIMES","ASCII.jp"],"citations":[{"source":"PR TIMES","title":"KIWI design Launches Project to Support Japanese VR Creators, Partners with VRChat Pianist \"Tomosho\" as First Initiative","url":"https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000020.000173317.html"},{"source":"ASCII.jp","title":"KIWI design Launches Support Program for Japanese VR Creators, Partners with VRChat Pianist Tomoshou as First Initiative","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/402/4402992/?rss"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["ともしょう"],"type":"announcement","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false}}}