{"rewrite":{"id":"r_222e0f0a841499c540d95863","clusterId":"c_32cd484102c8d9a32cc33161","slug":"forbes-japan-new-sales-of-the-year-2026-grand-prize-goes-to-itoki","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Forbes Japan New Sales of the Year 2026 Grand Prize Goes to Itoki","summary":"Forbes Japan and Knowledge Work Inc. held the awards ceremony for New Sales of the Year 2026 on June 8 at Grand Hyatt Tokyo. Four category award winners were honored, and Itoki Inc. received both the Sales Innovation Award and the grand prize. NEC Corporation, Freee K.K., and Ricoh Japan Corporation also won category awards.","whyItMatters":"The award highlights enterprise companies with 1,000 or more employees that practice a new sales model, with Itoki recognized as the most outstanding among the four category winners.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eForbes Japan and Knowledge Work Inc. co-hosted the awards ceremony for New Sales of the Year 2026 on June 8 at Grand Hyatt Tokyo. The award shines a light on enterprise companies with 1,000 or more employees that practice what the organizers call \u0026#34;NEW SALES,\u0026#34; a new model for sales organizations. Four companies were honored as category award winners, and Itoki Inc. took the grand prize for having the most outstanding initiatives among them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItoki also won the Sales Innovation Award. NEC Corporation received the Knowledge Driven Award, Freee K.K. won the Next AI Award, and Ricoh Japan Corporation took the Value Shift Award. Three finalist companies were also selected: JTB Corp., Nikkei Inc., and Hitachi Systems, Ltd. The August issue of Forbes Japan, released June 25, features coverage of the award-winning companies\u0026#39; initiatives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItoki Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e: Grand Prize and Sales Innovation Award\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEC Corporation\u003c/strong\u003e: Knowledge Driven Award\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreee K.K.\u003c/strong\u003e: Next AI Award\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRicoh Japan Corporation\u003c/strong\u003e: Value Shift Award\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJTB Corp.\u003c/strong\u003e: Finalist\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNikkei Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e: Finalist\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHitachi Systems, Ltd.\u003c/strong\u003e: Finalist\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Itoki won the grand prize for its sales organization model. NEC, Freee, and Ricoh each took category awards, showing the breadth of recognized approaches.","twitterPost":"Itoki won the Forbes Japan New Sales grand prize. NEC, Freee, and Ricoh each took a category award.","threadsPost":"Itoki took both the Sales Innovation Award and the grand prize at Forbes Japan New Sales of the Year 2026. Category awards went to NEC, Freee, and Ricoh. The event recognized four distinct sales organization models, not a single template.","newsletterBlurb":"Forbes Japan and Knowledge Work Inc. held the New Sales of the Year 2026 awards ceremony on June 8. Itoki Inc. won both the Sales Innovation Award and the grand prize. 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