Family Inada Co., Ltd. (Inada) (ファミリーイナダ株式会社, Famirī Inada Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of massage chairs. Based in Osaka, Japan, Inada was founded in 1962 by Nichimu Inada[3] and invented the first automatic shiatsu massage chair.[4] Mr. Meishoku Kim is Inada's director of development.[5]
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Native name | ファミリーイナダ株式会社 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private KK |
| Industry | Medical equipment |
| Founded | March 1962 |
| Founder | Nichimu Inada |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nichimu Inada (President) |
| Products | |
Number of employees | 450 |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Much of their technological development is done in their main headquarters in Osaka. The main factory is located in Nawa, a small town in the Tottori prefecture of Japan.
In 2001 Inada released the i.1 and the H.9 massage chairs.[6] The H.9 was a Time magazine's Invention of the Year[7] and became a bestseller in Japan.[8] In 2003 the D.1 was released,[9] and in 2008 Inada released the Sogno DreamWave, designed by Toshiyuki Kita.
The Sogno DreamWave (HCP-10001A) received 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Honors[10] and was a 2009 American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) Pinnacle Award finalist. In 2010, Inada received two additional CES Innovations Honors for the Inada CUBE[11] in the Home Appliance Category[12] and the Doctor's Choice massage chair[13] in the Health and Wellness Category.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Company Profile". Family Inada. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Company Overview of Family Inada Co., Ltd". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Shomer, Jill C. (January 18, 2002). "Stress Relief: The Masseuse You Sit On". Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Home Theater Magazine: Home Theater Masseuse". Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- ^ Koerner, Brendan I. (December 19, 2004). "Massaging To the Oldies". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Furchgott, Roy (October 11, 2001). "A Digital Chair That Can Sense And Relieve the Pain". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Inventions of the Year: Infrared Massage Chair". Time. 2001.
- ^ CNN on the Inada H.9, January 10, 2003
- ^ Hamilton, Anita (July 14, 2003). "Sitting Pretty". Time.
- ^ "2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Honors". Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- ^ Inada CUBE
- ^ "CES 2010 Innovations Honors Home Appliances". Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- ^ Doctor's Choice (HCP-9101A)
- ^ "CES 2010 Innovations Honors Health and Wellness Category". Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
External links
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- Official website
- Official website (in Japanese)