Family Inada Explained

Family Inada Co., Ltd.
Native Name:ファミリーイナダ株式会社
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Private KK
Founder:Nichimu Inada
Hq Location City:Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Hq Location Country:Japan
Key People:Nichimu Inada
(President)
Industry:Medical equipment
Num Employees:450
Area Served:Worldwide
Footnotes:[1] [2]

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company Profile . Family Inada . March 27, 2019.
  2. Web site: Company Overview of Family Inada Co., Ltd. . . March 27, 2019.
  3. Web site: Stress Relief: The Masseuse You Sit On . Jill C. . Shomer . January 18, 2002 . . . March 28, 2019.
  4. Web site: Home Theater Magazine: Home Theater Masseuse . October 20, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100122014310/http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/102504inada/ . January 22, 2010 . dead .
  5. Web site: Massaging To the Oldies . Brendan I. . Koerner . December 19, 2004 . . March 28, 2019.
  6. Web site: A Digital Chair That Can Sense And Relieve the Pain . Roy . Furchgott . October 11, 2001 . The New York Times . March 28, 2019.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20011213222233/http://www.time.com/time/2001/inventions/household/inchair.html "2001 Inventions of the Year: Infrared Massage Chair"
  8. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/01/10/bus2.ptech.inada.chair/ CNN on the Inada H.9, January 10, 2003
  9. Hamilton, Anita (July 14, 2003). "Sitting Pretty". Time.
  10. Web site: 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Honors . October 20, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091201042147/http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovations/2009honorees.asp?category=905084 . December 1, 2009 . dead .
  11. http://inadausa.com/massage-chair-products/cube Inada CUBE
  12. Web site: CES 2010 Innovations Honors Home Appliances . April 8, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218200849/http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovations/2010honorees.asp?category=931341 . February 18, 2010 . dead .
  13. https://archive.today/20120711110516/http://inadausa.com/massage-chair-products/doctors-choice Doctor's Choice (HCP-9101A)
  14. Web site: CES 2010 Innovations Honors Health and Wellness Category . April 8, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100202041310/http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovations/2010honorees.asp?category=931339 . February 2, 2010 . dead .

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