English translation of an article originally published in Japanese on May 21, 2025. Read the Japanese original (Japanese). Event dates and availability refer to the original article. Images may contain Japanese text.
On May 22, 2025, Hiroshi Yagi from the Adult Diaper Information Center Japan lectured as a speaker at the online seminar “POST” operated by Medical Agency Co., Ltd.
The seminar title is “Shin: Regional Rehabilitation Science | The Future Strategy of Rehabilitation × Regional Vitality.
I spoke about ways to utilize experience as a physical therapist in community activities and urban development, targeting rehabilitation professionals such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists.
Hagi has been working to disseminate information about adult incontinence products while also engaging in community activities aimed at creating “a city where people are not troubled by the need to use the toilet when going out.
At the seminar, we shared our experiences to date, including the background of the Asahi Ward Toilet Beautification Committee’s journey to win the “Japan Toilet and Human Award” Second Grand Prize, the self-organized online events, collaboration with the administration, and the challenge to the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
The main content is as follows.
• Efforts aimed at creating a “City That Is Not Troubled When Leaving Home for the Toilet
• Path to the Runner-Up of the Japan Toilet and Human Award
• How to Take the First Step in Community Activities
• Approach of linking past experiences of failure to future activities
How to Find the Local Platform
• How to become a platform that connects people on your own
• More than 8,000 people participated in the self-organized online event.
• Methods of applying perspectives gained in clinical settings to community activities
• Tips for coordinating with government and local officials
Methods to incorporate the perspective of a physical therapist in the planning of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
When considering the lives of people who use adult diapers, it is important to consider not only the selection and usage of the product, but also the toilet environment outside of home and the ease of movement, as well as connections with the community.
This seminar provided an opportunity to share with the professional staff in rehabilitation how our experience as physical therapists and our activities related to adult incontinence products, toilets, and outdoor support have been connected to community building.
Thank you to everyone who participated, and thank you to everyone at Medical Agency Co., Ltd. for planning and hosting the seminar.
[Seminar Details]https://xpert.link/7762/
[Medical Agency Co., Ltd.]https://medicalagency.jp/
【POST】
https://1post.jp/
