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Stories about Japan, ordered by source date.
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Sanwa’s news notice dated January 23, 2025 announced that its Kaigo Plus urine-detection system had connected with CAREKARTE, the care software provided by Care Connect Japan.
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Oji Holdings announced a reorganisation of Oji Nepia’s adult-diaper production on January 21, 2025. The plan called for closing the Fujinomiya factory in January 2026 and transferring its…
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Obu City announced on December 17, 2024 a care-facility pilot of a urine-detection system developed by SUMINOE. The plan places a cloth sensor connected to a transmitter inside…
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Hamamatsu City announced a collection-to-product trial for used diapers on December 13, 2024. The work was intended to test steps towards recycling recovered materials into new products.
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Asahi Kasei Microdevices announced on November 13, 2024 that it would show a batteryless smart-diaper concept at CES 2025, scheduled for January 7–10 in Las Vegas.
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Unicharm announced on October 1, 2024 that Oji Nepia had joined its RefF resource-recovery initiative. The companies linked electricity generated using solid recovered fuel, or RPF, from used…
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aba and BioSilver announced on July 1, 2024 that they would begin connecting the monitoring displays for Helppad 2 and the aams care-monitoring system from early July.
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Koyo’s news listing dated May 29, 2024 announced the release of Diaper Navi for care facilities. The product notice describes using a sensor to make conditions inside the…
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Sanyo Chemical announced its decision to withdraw from the superabsorbent polymer business on March 25, 2024. It cited excess supply, stronger competition and deteriorating profitability in Asian SAP…
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Impress Watch reported on March 5, 2024 that Toray had developed a urine-detection sensor integrated into a diaper. The report describes work with diaper manufacturer Koyo and a…
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