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Tuesday, 14 April 2009

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W. Edwards Deming started ‘Total QualityManagement’ (TQM) in the USA and brought itto Japan after World War II in the 1950’s.Deming made a significant contribution toJapan's later-renown-for innovative high-quality products and its economic power. He isregarded as having had more impact uponJapanese manufacturing and business thanany other individual not of Japanese heritage.

And once again it is Japan who is leading theway in the latest management issue of‘Workplace Wellness’. And as you wouldexpect in the 21

century they are usingtechnology and robotics to deliver the highestquality methods for delivering wellness to thecorporate marketplace in the form ofttttherapeutic massage chairsherapeutic massage chairsherapeutic massage chairsherapeutic massage chairs.Only the most forward looking companies likeGoogle and Virgin are embracing what iscoming out of Japan today. UK governmentare attempting to have UK companies paymajor attention to their soaring absenteeismrates and have them investigate alternativesfor reducing stress. Some sceptics would saythat the government are asking corporate UKto become responsible for the health of theUK working population and you would beright. Everyone knows that the NHS is atbreaking point and spending billions will notslow down the rate of sickness that iscontinuing to increase amongst the UKworking population.The Far East have known for thousands ofyears that wellness is something thatconnects our mind and body and we are notmerely machines that need repairing, cuttingor poisoning through medication and surgery.The Japanese and indeed the Chinese havemany alternative methods for keeping welland prevention is something that is moreaccepted in those parts of the world.MassageMassageMassageMassage is one of those methods that iswidely used and promoted, you only need towalk down the streets in Tokyo or Beijing andyou will see numerous booths and storespromoting Reflexology and Shiatsu massage.Inada based in Japan is such a company thatbelieve that the world can benefit from thetraditions of Japanese medicine thatemphasises preventative health care,especially the importance of acupressuremassage in maintaining well-being. Inada hasbeen devoted to designing and buildingtherapeutic massage chair devices since itscreation in 1962. They believe that theirmassage chairs can become an integral partof everyone's health care regime. Theirmission is to share with the world the benefitof their years of experience and innovation inacupressure massage chairs.The Inada Massage Chair is the only shiatsumassage chair that uses a state-of-the-artinfrared technology to scan your body, detectpressure points and then gives you acustomised massage.The massage chair was designed by shiatsuand massage therapy professionals to giveyou the benefits of traditional Japanese