On 8 December 2024, Kei Hirabayashi and Hiroshi Yagi served as lecturers at the December 2024 Workshop of the certified NPO Aichi Continence Care Study Group, held at Nagoya University School of Medicine.

The workshop’s theme was:
“We Want to Discuss the Future Diaper Collection at the Expo with You!”

Held in a hybrid format at the venue and via Zoom, it invited participants to consider O-MU-TSU WORLD EXPO, planned for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, and the future of diapers.

Workshop led by Kei Hirabayashi and Hiroshi Yagi

The lecturers and workshop facilitators were Kei Hirabayashi, Representative Director, and Hiroshi Yagi, Deputy Representative Director, of the Japan Welfare and Medical Fashion Association.

Kei Hirabayashi

Representative Director, Japan Welfare and Medical Fashion Association

He introduced initiatives connecting welfare and fashion, including fashion activities for wheelchair users and fashion shows in Paris.

Hiroshi Yagi

Deputy Representative Director, Japan Welfare and Medical Fashion Association
Representative, OMUTSU Delivery
Administrator, Omutsu Johokyoku (Adult Diaper Information Center Japan)
Physical therapist

He discussed the path from working as a neighborhood adult diaper retailer to planning O-MU-TSU WORLD EXPO.

Dr. Yoko Yoshikawa, Komaki City Hospital

Dr. Yoko Yoshikawa of the Aichi Continence Care Study Group and Komaki City Hospital facilitated the workshop as a whole.

Considering the future of diapers with participants

The main activities were:

  • The journey from a neighborhood diaper shop to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
  • The journey from a Paris fashion show to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
  • A diaper design activity for participants
  • Exchanging ideas ahead of the Expo

Plans are underway for O-MU-TSU WORLD EXPO to present a diaper collection on one of the world’s largest scales at EXPO Hall at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

With people working to improve continence care, we considered ideal diapers and future designs, discussing what those involved in continence care across Japan could share with the world together.

Participants also developed diaper designs, making this a participatory workshop that brought together experience and perspectives from different care settings.

It was a valuable opportunity to consider future diapers from a broad range of perspectives, including not only users’ physical conditions and daily lives, but also fashion, design, outings and social participation.

Thank you to everyone who attended in person or online, and to the Aichi Continence Care Study Group for providing this opportunity.

Event details

Event
December 2024 Workshop
Aichi Continence Care Study Group, certified NPO

Theme
We Want to Discuss the Future Diaper Collection at the Expo with You!

Lecturers and workshop facilitators
Kei Hirabayashi
Representative Director, Japan Welfare and Medical Fashion Association

Hiroshi Yagi
Deputy Representative Director, Japan Welfare and Medical Fashion Association
Representative, OMUTSU Delivery

Overall facilitator
Dr. Yoko Yoshikawa
Komaki City Hospital

Date
Sunday, 8 December 2024

Venue
Lecture Room 1, 3rd floor
Basic Medical Sciences Building, Nagoya University School of Medicine

Format
Hybrid, at the venue and via Zoom

Participation fee
Free

Organizer
Aichi Continence Care Study Group, certified NPO

Related information

Aichi Continence Care Study Group
Cabinet Office NPO portal
https://www.npo-homepage.go.jp/npoportal/detail/111000240

O-MU-TSU WORLD EXPO
https://jwmf.jp/expo2025/