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■Easy for seniors and people with disabilities to use, the government has shown interest as well   From the desire to make an easily accessible bathroom that could be used anywhere for seniors and people with disabilities, Ebina security company Yusei Service developed the Accessible Bio Toilet Car. In addition to sports competitions and other events in which people with disabilities participate, this toilet car could …

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Toshiya Nakamura, The Mainichi Newspapers Staff Writer   ◇The only certified product that is 100% cotton   The sound of single-needle sewing machines creates a pleasant rhythm. The sewers sew together two pieces of thick, pure white cloth, creating the kneepad for the front of one leg of the pants. After making another and sewing them together with the cloth making the rear and crotch of …

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Nanami Hidaka, The Mainichi Newspapers Staff Writer ◇Continuing efforts without compromise There is a formidable tag team in Yamagata working on developing equipment for the Olympics and Paralympics using the skills of a local factory and theories of a researcher. That pair is President Hideo Saito (63) of Saito Craft, a sheet metal painting company in Nagasaki, Nakayama-machi, Yamagata Prefecture, and Yamagata University mechanical engineering professor …

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Akane Matono, The Mainichi Newspapers Staff Writer ◇Heat countermeasure, with an effect of more than 10 degrees Measures to deal with heat are an important issue for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, with the marathon and race walking venues having been moved to Sapporo, and moss from Yamagata could be another way to cool down. Specially made light boards with moss growing on them are attached …

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4. Artisan’s skills behind fairness and safety Yuri Noro, The Hokkaido Shimbun Press Staff Writer  Three kilometers to the east of central Ashoro in Tokachi Subprefecture. Table tennis table manufacturer San-Ei’s Hokkaido factory is filled with the scent of trees and rows of boards. In a deep blue with a hint of green, these are the tabletops for the Motif table, which will be used at …

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Mr. Tomoya Ito (right)      (Photo: THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN)   ◇ Tokyo 2020     A veteran wheelchair  who came out of retirement in 2017, Mr. Tomoya Ito (56) (sponsored by Bayer Yakuhin) has created a new weapon for the Tokyo Paralympics himself. Acting as the test driver himself, he worked together with industrial design company RDS (based in Saitama) to develop a new racing …

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Hoping for Olympic marathon contract in Sapporo with first implementation in Japan   Kazunori Nishiyori, The Hokkaido Shimbun Press Staff Writer  The Tokyo Olympics marathon to be held in Sapporo in August will use a dashed line to guide runners along the entire course, for the first time in a marathon held in Japan. Hokkaido Giken (based in Otaru) carried out a test of these guidelines …

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High water repellency and elasticity reducing water resistance with hopes for medals For the Mizuno competitive swimsuits which will be used during the Tokyo 2020 Games, water-repellent fabric developed by Niigata Senko (based in Gosen) will be used. Its key features are high water repellency and elasticity. Mizuno has contracts with many of Team Japan’s athletes, such as Yui Ohashi, who won bronze in the women’s …

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Making the best quality Mino washi diploma for athletes at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: Takehisa Suzuki  (Photo: THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN)     ◇２０２０ ＣＯＵＮＴＤＯＷＮ ■President of the Mino Handmade Paper Cooperative　The diplomas which will be given out to athletes who place in eighth place or above at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will use handmade washi (Japanese paper) made in Mino. It is an honor …

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On September 4, at the Bandai Hobby Center in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games revealed models from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam which will be launched into space in a microsatellite. In cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the University of Tokyo, the satellite will be launched in March next year, cheering on …

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