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00:00A workshop located in a mountainous area in Hiroshima Prefecture.
00:12Young craftsmen are processing unfamiliar parts.
00:18I'm turning 28 this year.
00:23I'm turning 26.
00:25I'm turning 22.
00:28There are 20 people including me.
00:31There are 7 employees in their 20s.
00:34It's a company with a lot of young people.
00:39There are a lot of employees in their 20s.
00:41Like every year, new graduates also come to this workshop.
00:47However, it's far from the city center.
00:50The bus only takes an hour and a minute.
00:54It's between a mountain and a river.
00:56It's in a remote area.
00:58It's hard to find people who can make it in one go.
01:02Why do young people in their 20s come to this place where it's not convenient at all?
01:11We mainly make tools that hold the posture of sitting in a wheelchair or a support device.
01:20What they make is a special product to support someone's daily life and provide a rich life.
01:30We have two children who can't walk.
01:34By making these tools, we can challenge what we haven't been able to do before.
01:40We think about going outside.
01:44There are a lot of children involved.
01:47I can see their growth.
01:51I feel responsible and motivated.
01:55My father is suffering from ALS.
01:59He is basically bedridden.
02:02My father's influence actually made me work here.
02:07They want to work here even if it's a little inconvenient.
02:10What's the secret of this workshop that makes them want to work here?
02:16This time, we're going to find out if the young people who make the future of children from the workshop in the mountains were like that.
02:41We came to Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
02:46There was a narrow side road from the road that goes through the mountains.
02:52This time, it's a meeting workshop.
02:57I usually go back and forth too much.
03:00It's a common pattern to get there in the third time.
03:05It's a meeting workshop that moved 20 years ago.
03:09It used to be deep in the mountains, and monkeys were walking on the roof all the time.
03:17This is where it was born.
03:20This is a material protection device.
03:24The way to use it is to use your own strength.
03:28If you find it difficult to keep your posture, you can relax and sit down by supporting your body.
03:37You can sit down in a stable position so that you can move your hands as you wish.
03:42Unlike general wheelchair chairs, the unique shape of the cushion is characteristic.
03:49If you look at this chair now, this is the seat, this is the backrest, and this is where the head sits.
03:54The left and right sides of the body are large.
03:59This is to support the movement of the body.
04:03Some users say that the body is asymmetrical and slightly bent.
04:10In order to make it easier to sit down under various conditions, proper support is required.
04:17In order to fit the body perfectly, there is a way to add a cushion called a pad to the necessary part.
04:26In addition, it is possible to adjust the number of belts on the back one by one and pursue a subtle fit.
04:35For example, it is better to put this one firmly, but it is better to loosen this one.
04:44I make this shape with such a limit.
04:50Those who have disability papers are the ones who request the production of such a supplementary tool.
04:56In many cases, children who are born with a disability are called neurodegenerative paralysis.
05:03In addition, there is a disease called muscle dystrophy, where muscle strength gradually weakens.
05:08I make chairs and wheelchair chairs so that such children can do what they want to do while maintaining their posture.
05:18In this way, it is called seating to support the independence of the disabled and the elderly with a chair with a feeling function and a support function.
05:29Mr. Koga, who has been in the company for four years, also learned the importance of this seating while studying supplementary tools in college.
05:38Originally, I had a field training in college, and I actually made a wheelchair rugby seat there.
05:49I thought that the shape of the seat would have such an impact on performance, so I brought it to the seating industry.
05:59When I actually make something like this myself, I feel rewarded when I see it being made at home or at a support school and actually eating or studying with a smile.
06:18This is the family who requested the production of the second supplementary tool last year.
06:23The condition of the supplementary tool has changed, so I asked them to make a new one.
06:32Supplementary tools are actually order-made.
06:35Each user has a different way of using it, so each person makes an order-made one according to the request.
06:42The good thing about meeting candidates is that they listen to you and get along with you.
06:49It's very attractive that they respond to your requests.
06:54Order-made by users. That is the biggest attraction of the company.
07:00Then, how is the order-made product made?
07:07I'm not very familiar with the word, but it's very important that people who need it use it and live.
07:17I'd like to know in detail that it's a motivation for young people to come to the company and see how they grow with what they make.
07:26We have President Yaga of Deai Workshop in the studio.
07:32When was it established?
07:34It was established in 1979.
07:37The founder was my father.
07:39One day, there was a young man in Tokyo who was making a supplementary tool.
07:46It was on the newspaper.
07:48He saw it and said, this is it.
07:51I see.
07:52So I visited him and he taught me how to make it in Hiroshima.
07:59At that time, were there not many children's supplementary tools?
08:04I think so.
08:06I don't think there were many people who made supplementary tools in the first place.
08:13I see.
08:14Of course, it was not recognized in the past how important it was to support people around you.
08:24You're right.
08:26At that time, it was common to do things in bed.
08:30I see.
08:31But if you do things in bed, it's not good for your health.
08:35And it's difficult to do what you want to do while you're in bed.
08:39The world is expanding, isn't it?
08:41There is also the freedom of hands.
08:43That's right.
08:44The order-maid responds to the request.
08:46What is the idea that the company is inspired by?
08:54Good morning.
08:55Good morning.
08:58This is the family who are currently asking the company for production.
09:04I will be a first-year student from April, so I am applying for a storage chair, a buggy, and a walker.
09:15You can make a walker, too.
09:16They have been dating for more than five years since they started asking the company for production.
09:23I want to do this. I want to do this.
09:25I can't do this. I can't do that.
09:28They think about everything together and do it for me.
09:33They are very reliable.
09:37The order-maid, who is as close as possible to the request of the customer, has three important points.
09:45There are three important elements when making.
09:50The first is that it fits the purpose.
09:53The second is that it fits the body.
09:56The third is that it fits the environment.
09:58These three elements are very important when making.
10:04The purpose is, for example, to be used at school or to relax at home.
10:14The second is that it fits the body.
10:18It means to make something that fits each person's body perfectly.
10:24This is a cushion made by taking the shape of the body.
10:28I'm actually riding it and adjusting it.
10:32There is a deformation in the body.
10:35The body is solidified in a curved shape.
10:39I'm trying to make a condition that makes it easier for the body to fall over here.
10:52In this way, we make a chair that fits perfectly while checking the movement of the body many times.
11:01The third is that it fits the environment.
11:04It means that it fits the environment of the user, such as the width of the door of the house, the height of the hallway, the height of the table, and the height that the release can carry without burden.
11:17I see.
11:19What users want is quite different.
11:27I have to make sure that those things are reflected properly.
11:33You can do it.
11:37Good job.
11:40This family has requested the production of a storage device and a wheelchair for elementary school students.
11:48The cover of the cushion is made by my mother using her favorite character fabric.
11:56I made a great one.
11:58It's done.
12:08It's done.
12:10It's cute.
12:13How is it?
12:15Do you like it?
12:17Do you like it?
12:20A year ago, there was a request for a storage device for home appliances.
12:27The table should not be too small, and it should not be too big.
12:35It's like a camping table that comes out when you fold it in half.
12:44In response to such a special request, advanced technology is required to make parts such as cutting and welding from scratch.
12:52Therefore, there are few cases where the factory refuses, but the strength of the company is that it is designed to meet the needs of users.
13:03This is how it was created.
13:07If you remove it, it will be smaller.
13:09I got it.
13:10I got it.
13:17If you fasten it, you can extend it.
13:23I was able to slide the table and put it on and off.
13:29My friends were impressed when they saw this.
13:34They said, wow, you can do this.
13:38In addition, as a heat-resistant measure in the summer, various requirements such as attaching an air-conditioning fan to the back have been added.
13:47I think it's different to say that you can sleep because you're alone.
13:52It's a stimulus that comes from the ears, and it's something that comes from the eyes.
13:56Regardless of whether you understand it or not, I think it would be even better if you could experience various things by incorporating things such as seeing things with the same eyes as everyone else.
14:14Mr. Reai is an important partner.
14:20In addition, this site, where a variety of technologies are required, is also a motivation to join the company.
14:28I joined because I thought it would be a little attractive because there are various facilities such as welding and woodworking.
14:41I really like my job, and I really like little kids.
14:46I think it's a lot of fun to be able to do this.
14:53The attitude of the company, which has always been tolerant of users, is trying to blow a new wind into the recycling industry in Japan.
15:02And what do the new employees think about joining the company for their disabled father?
15:09My father is now in a disease called ALS, and he's basically bedridden.
15:17It's one in the world, but I think it's a great thing for people who are disabled to have something that fits their body.
15:28I think there are various requirements for parts that are not ordered, so I think it's quite difficult for the company.
15:37It's hard work, but it's also important for our job.
15:43There are situations where new people come in and feel the charm of such work, and I want to take good care of it in the future.
15:52It's hard work, but I think it's a good idea to make it all order-made.
15:58Is there any merit or demerit in making it order-made?
16:02I don't know until it's finished, and I can't try it.
16:11And sometimes it takes a little time, so I think that's a demerit.
16:17How long does it take to make one part order-made?
16:22On average, it takes about four months.
16:25Oh, really? I thought it was faster than I thought.
16:32In the first place, are there any restrictions on storage devices?
16:37Yes, there are restrictions.
16:39Do you have any restrictions on storage devices?
16:42Of course.
16:44I think it's a must to meet people who actually use it.
16:55I don't think it's easy to expand the target area.
17:00It's mainly in Hiroshima Prefecture and the area near Hiroshima in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
17:08When people like that come by car for the first time, you expect them to go in front of the company, right?
17:15Yes, that's right.
17:17A company that is close to the user. What is the secret to the passion of young employees?
17:23What is the secret to the passion of young employees?
17:27President Yaga of the company.
17:30It seems that he is also assembling some kind of machine.
17:35It's like putting it on a bed.
17:41This is a tool to support people standing on the stand.
17:46It is mainly used in school classrooms.
17:51If a storage device is used to maintain a sitting posture,
17:56a stand is used to support a standing posture.
18:01For example, in the morning, you don't sit down, you stand up.
18:08In the afternoon, you sit down and take a walk.
18:15This allows you to take various postures at school.
18:21This kind of stand is often made overseas,
18:26and this type that arises from Aomuke is called a supine board.
18:32In terms of domestic products, there were few commercialized supine boards.
18:39We focused on this and started developing products.
18:46This supine board is close to the feeling of a passenger moving a bed,
18:51and it is characterized by being relatively easy to remove.
18:55However, in Japan, only a part of the workshop was made by order-made,
19:00and there were few commercialized products.
19:04If there is a commercialized product, you can try it.
19:09For children who have no experience of standing on a stand,
19:15standing on a stand is quite a challenge,
19:18and I think it's a big thing that you have to try it.
19:23So I think the merit of a commercialized product
19:27is that you can try it well before you actually start making it.
19:31At Sokoda Company, we provide rental services to welfare facilities in the prefecture,
19:37and we are also working to increase opportunities for children to stand on a stand.
19:42I think it is very valuable to spend time with other children in the classroom,
19:50so I think it is very meaningful to support them by using the power of things
19:56so that they can participate firmly in such a place.
20:02This kind of initiative, which is different from other companies,
20:06and the attitude of actively incorporating new technology
20:10are also linked to the motivation of new employees.
20:13This new employee, Ms. Kageyama,
20:16was entrusted with the sales of a stone transmission device for the first time at the company.
20:22My father actually uses a stone transmission device,
20:28so it was my father's influence that I actually got a job here.
20:35A stone transmission device uses the user's gaze and the movement of a slight finger
20:41to operate a device such as a text input, a TV, and an air conditioner.
20:48I have a disease called ALS, and I'm basically bedridden now.
20:54I haven't heard much about it, but if I could, I'd like to do it.
21:00I was able to do it as soon as I got here.
21:04My father has the same disease as I do,
21:08so I hope that the products I make will reach such people and be useful to them.
21:21The reason why young people gather one after another
21:25is the passion for making products that are close to people's hearts and support someone's life.
21:32A stone transmission device.
21:35It seems that it has a lot to do with the growth of children.
21:39There are children who don't like to put their feet on the ground before they stand up.
21:44One example is when I started practicing standing up every day with a stone transmission device.
21:51At first, I really didn't like it, but after about three minutes a day,
21:55I got used to it, and as time went on, I was able to have fun without any worries.
22:01Now that I can put my feet on the ground, I don't have to worry about wearing socks.
22:08I'm going to practice walking with a stone transmission device.
22:13I think that's a good way to go.
22:19In addition to the stone transmission device,
22:22the company also developed a device that maintains a strange posture.
22:26I brought it to the studio today.
22:29This is it.
22:32It's like a child seat for a car.
22:36How do you use it?
22:39It's a cushion to keep your posture.
22:41It's a cushion.
22:44Get on it like this.
22:47Support the ball.
22:50Tighten the belt so that it doesn't shift.
22:56What kind of posture do you need?
23:00It's good for children who have a lot of strength in their body to relax.
23:07The posture of the cushion is effective.
23:09It's good for children who have a weak breathing function and tend to get tired easily.
23:16The posture of the cushion is effective to encourage that.
23:20You can also do things like stabbing your back.
23:24How did you develop this?
23:27I thought I'd like to develop it, so I consulted.
23:31I was introduced to a professional in the rehabilitation field.
23:34We worked together while receiving various advice.
23:37If you think it's necessary, you'll start working on it right away, right?
23:42Mr. Yashima, please tell us about today's lesson.
23:46This time...
23:49Get close to people and your heart.
23:53Get close to people.
23:56It's very important to do this kind of work.
24:00I really understand that.
24:02Young people who want to do it have what they want to do.
24:09If you get close to your heart, you'll be able to get close to people.
24:17That's what I felt today.
24:20I'm looking forward to it, so please support him.
24:24Thank you very much.