JAPAN HUB OF EDM ASSOCIATION
EDM COUNCIL × OMG — THE JAPAN HUB

Global standards for data and models, made real in Japan.

As the Japan Hub of EDM Association — the merged EDM Council and OMG — we deliver DCAM, CDMC, UAF, Digital Twin and Enterprise AR standards through Japanese-language training, certification and industry working groups. Daily insights keep Japanese practitioners current with the global agenda.

Official Japan Hub under a partnership agreement with EDM Association HQ
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MEMBERS

350+ organisations worldwide, working to the same standards.

Central banks, financial institutions, pharma, manufacturing, telecoms and government. A selection of EDM Association members (EDM Council, OMG and Digital Twin Consortium), plus members from Japan.

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FRAMEWORKS & STANDARDS

Globally trusted standards, delivered in Japanese.

We deliver the international frameworks developed and maintained by HQ, with Japanese-language training, assessment and certification — from data management to systems engineering, digital twins and enterprise AR.

Training & certification (JP)
DATA MANAGEMENT

DCAM™

Data Management Capability Assessment Model. The global standard defining the capabilities and best practices needed to establish and sustain a data management function.

  • DCAM v3 training & certification (Japanese)
  • DCAM assessment
  • Global benchmark participation
CLOUD DATA

CDMC™

Cloud Data Management Capabilities. The first framework for managing sensitive data securely across cloud and multi-cloud environments.

  • CDMC training & certification (Japanese)
  • CDMC readiness assessment
  • Platform / business certification
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING — OMG

UAF / SysML

The Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) and Systems Modeling Language (SysML) from OMG — the common language of MBSE for defense, public-sector and large-scale systems.

  • OMG certifications (OCSMP etc.)
  • MBSE study group (Defense & MBSE WG)
  • UML · BPMN · DDS
DIGITAL TWIN CONSORTIUM

Digital Twin

An international consortium co-developing use cases and reference architectures across manufacturing, construction, healthcare and mobility, advancing interoperability standards.

  • DTC reference architecture
  • Use-case library
  • Digital Twin WG
ENTERPRISE AR — AREA

Enterprise AR

Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance. Best practices and research for safely deploying AR in manufacturing, maintenance and construction.

  • AREA adoption guides
  • Field DX use cases
  • AR & Field DX WG
WORKING GROUPS

Five working groups, one per industry.

Corporate members join working groups on top of the base fee. Each group is chaired by a director or ambassador and runs study sessions, readings of global standards and case sharing.

TODAY'S INSIGHTS

The global agenda, every morning, in Japanese.

Our AI agent drafts a daily digest of HQ, OMG, DTC and AREA updates plus Japanese regulatory moves; our editors review it before publishing. Summaries are free, full articles need a free account, working-group commentary is for members.

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BOARD & AMBASSADORS

Directors who know the field. Ambassadors who know the system.

Erika Ishikawa, Representative Director
Representative Director · EDM Association Regional Advocate for Japan

Erika Ishikawa

Founder & CEO, NEDEUS Inc. Formerly Deloitte, IBM, KPMG and EY. Master's, Harvard University; Executive MBA, ESCP. Profile

Yukiko Kan, Director
Director · Chair, AI & Data Science WG

Yukiko Kan

Representative Director, Rejoui Inc.; Visiting Professor, Hiroshima University. Skills Definition Committee member and Chugoku–Shikoku Chapter Head, Data Scientist Society of Japan. Profile

Kei Ota, Director and Chair, Defense and MBSE WG
Director · Chair, Defense & MBSE WG

Kei Ota

Representative Partner, AL-GRID ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTS LLC. Ph.D. in Engineering, Keio University. Thirty-three years at Japan’s Ministry of Defense, advancing ME/DE in Japan. Profile

Erika Ishikawa
REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORErika Ishikawa石川 恵理香
PROFILE

Left Japan at 16. Bringing global data and model standards to Japan's front lines.

  • Chair, EDMA Japan & DTC Japan
  • Regional Advocate for Japan, EDM Association
  • Founder & CEO, NEDEUS Inc.
  • Founder & CEO, ete holdings (Singapore) · Representative Director, ete Japan
  • Visiting Professor, Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation (iU)

At 16, she left Japan on her own for the United States and, while still in high school, founded her first venture — a server company in New York. After traveling the world, she built a career in technology and consulting, earning a Master's degree from Harvard University and an Executive MBA from ESCP Business School along the way, on the foundation of a Bachelor's in Physics from Syracuse University. Across 30+ years in the field, including more than 45 enterprise engagements in pharma, finance, automotive, advertising, government and defense, she has developed deep expertise in both engineering and business — from data science in Python to app development in Swift to digital strategy.

In October 2026 OMG merged into EDM Association, extending HQ's capabilities from data & analytics to engineering and digital twins, with AR and AI training and certification now in preparation. My aim is to connect these newly unified global standards with Japanese practice and help energise the Japanese market.

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Having chaired Japan OMG from 2021 to 2026 through its merger with EDMA, she now integrates international standards for data management, architecture and digital twins into business processes to drive sustainable growth and innovation across industries. As Founder and CEO of NEDEUS Inc., she leads the development of the Sapis cognitive digital twin engine and the patent-pending PCB-M framework, pioneering AI and digital twin technologies in healthcare, education and space.

  1. Deloitte DigitalDigital strategy & transformation
  2. IBMData Scientist
  3. KPMGAdvanced analytics
  4. EYExecutive Director
  5. Japan OMGChair (2021–2026)
  6. NEDEUSSapis / PCB-M
Yukiko Kan
DIRECTORYukiko Kan菅 由紀子
PROFILE

At the intersection of practice, education and policy — building the people and organisations who put data to work.

  • Director & Chair, AI & Data Science WG, Japan Hub of EDM Association
  • Representative Director, Rejoui Inc.
  • Visiting Professor, Hiroshima University
  • Skills Definition Committee · Head of Chugoku–Shikoku Chapter, Data Scientist Society of Japan
  • WiDS HIROSHIMA Ambassador

After graduating from Chuo University, she helped launch the marketing-research business at CyberAgent, then supported corporate data utilisation as a data scientist at ALBERT. In 2016 she founded Rejoui Inc., pairing data analytics and AI solution development with talent development to drive organisational change that turns data and AI into business value — starting from management challenges — across manufacturing, power and transport infrastructure.

She serves on committees of MEXT and METI examining the skills required of data and AI professionals. As WiDS HIROSHIMA Ambassador in the Stanford-born Women in Data Science programme, she received the Japan Statistical Society's Statistics Education Award in 2021 for that work, and again in 2026 as Rejoui Inc.

  1. CyberAgentLaunched marketing-research business
  2. ALBERTData Scientist
  3. RejouiFounder & Representative Director (2016–)
  4. Hiroshima UniversityVisiting Professor
  5. Data Scientist Society of JapanSkills Definition Committee · Chapter Head
  6. Japan Statistical SocietyStatistics Education Award (2021, 2026)
Kei Ota
DIRECTORKei Ota大田 啓
PROFILE

Modeling strategy, design and implementation — connecting leadership with the field.

  • Director & Chair, Defense & MBSE WG, Japan Hub of EDM Association
  • Representative Partner, AL-GRID ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTS LLC
  • INCOSE Defense Systems Working Group
  • TOGAF 9 Certified
  • SAA-certified Startup Advisor® / SAA Evangelist

He graduated from the Faculty of Science and Technology at Keio University and completed the doctoral program at its Graduate School of Science and Technology (Ph.D. in Engineering). He then spent 33 years at Japan’s Ministry of Defense, working on research and development of sensors and missiles and on technical exchange with Europe and the United States. In the five years before leaving government service, he led Japan’s adoption of mission engineering and digital engineering (ME/DE), approaches then spreading across the U.S. Department of Defense. In fiscal 2025 he also worked on open innovation in quantum technology.

Since founding his firm in April 2026, he has applied advanced engineering practices developed largely around the DoD — ME/DE, MOSA and DevSecOps — to both defense and civil domains. By modeling strategy, design and implementation, he connects leadership with the field: structuring complex systems, carrying engineering methods into practice, and advancing open innovation.

  1. Keio UniversityB.Eng. · Ph.D. in Engineering
  2. Ministry of DefenseR&D and technical exchange (33 years)
  3. ME / DE
  4. Quantum
  5. AL-GRIDRepresentative Partner (Apr 2026–)
  6. INCOSE / TOGAF / SAADSWG · TOGAF 9 · Startup Advisor®
ORGANIZATION

One structure, from the global body to Japan's working groups.

EDM Association (HQ) — the merger of EDM Council and OMG — and the Japan Hub, bound by a partnership agreement. Hover over a node for details.

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WHY JOIN

What membership gives you.

A Japanese-language gateway into the global data and standards community.

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Read international standards in Japanese, close to the source

Daily digests of HQ, OMG, DTC and AREA updates. Members also get working-group commentary and Japanese explanations of the originals.

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Training and certification at member rates

Japanese-language training for DCAM, CDMC and OMG certifications. Corporate members can enrol teams and build a shared vocabulary.

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Connect with peers facing the same challenges

Five working groups — Defense, Finance, AI, Digital Twin, AR — with study sessions and case sharing led by directors and ambassadors.

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Access to HQ benchmarks and community

Participation in the global benchmark and a gateway to HQ forums and work groups.

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Apply standards in a regulatory and procurement context

Former officials map Japanese supervisory guidelines and procurement requirements to international standards.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership

Four membership categories to suit your goals. All include Japanese-language support and a connection to the international community.

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For organisations driving data-led management

Full Member

[Annual fee]+ working-group fee
  • Voting rights at the general assembly
  • Member discounts on training & certification
  • Working-group participation (per group)
  • Access to the global benchmark
  • Member directory & working-group materials
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  • Priority notice of events & training
  • Participation in community activities
  • Member-only information
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  • Exchange of insights and research
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