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Japan's First Factory to Empower People with Disabilities Leads the Next 50 Years of Change

Inspired with the motto "No charity, but a chance!", OMRON, has been continuously working towards creating & strengthening a more diverse & inclusive workforce. The organization operates two p...

Creating the Future of Diversity & Inclusion

OMRON Taiyo and OMRON Kyoto Taiyo are production sites where people with disabilities constitute the core workforce. OMRON Taiyo has been employing people with disabilities for close to half a century...

OMRON: Addressing Societal Issues Head-on with a Unique Corporate Philosophy Management

"To improve lives and contribute to a better society." These are the words of founder, Kazuma Tateishi in 1959, as codified in OMRON Corporate Motto. Since then, the company has been engaged in busine...

Are Both Business Growth and a Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Possible?

Efforts to rein in net greenhouse gas emissions to zero and bring about a carbon-free society are accelerating in nations throughout the world in a bid to prevent global warming. The japanese governme...

Helping Amputees Live a More Fulfilling Life with Active Prosthetics

The year 2020 will be remembered for the distancing--both physically and psychologically--between companies and their employees throughout the world, as working from home became the norm in the wake o...

Class Program Given by Doctors for Enhancing Women's Health Literacy of Adolescents

In line with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 5, "Gender equality," the formation of a gender-equal society, in which everyone can fully display their individuality and ability in any field regar...

Creative Use of CAE in the New Normal Era

Recent years have seen companies across Japan adopting digital technology to transform their services and businesses (digital transformation, or "DX"). Following the announcement in September 2020 of ...

Health Management That Supports the Creation of Innovation with Vitality

There is a widespread belief that in order to promote business that is useful to society, it is important to provide an environment in which all employees can enjoy their work and give the physical an...

OMRON's Technology Used in Vending Machines Across Cities

Vending machines can be found all over cities, towns and station platforms in Japan and it is now a part of Japanese people's daily lives. To operate this vending machine, do you know how many parts a...

OMRON's Next-generation Automation for the New Normal Era

In the new normal era caused by COVID-19, automation technology plays a greater role than ever before. There is a growing expectation for automation that allows machines to not only perform tasks to t...

A Little Communication Goes a Long Way to Unearth the Hidden Potential of Diverse People

In Japan, the number of persons with disabilities on the payroll of private enterprises has been growing year by year, hitting a record-high 530,000 persons in 2019*1. Yet, out of an estimated 2.06 mi...

Now is the Time to Aim for a Symbiotic Society Where Everyone Can Smile

After an unprecedentedly short summer vacation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new term has started in Japan's schools. Among the various restrictions on school life, some schools have prohibited c...

Engaging with Diversity, Helping One's Workmates: One "Busybody" Employee Transforms the Workplace

The term "diversity and inclusion" has been garnering attention in a wide variety of contexts in recent times. This term expresses the idea of organizations bringing together people of diverse backgro...

Disability is Part of Individuality

When a diverse base of human resources unites in spirit under the OMRON Principles to take on all challenges, it becomes possible to create innovation driven by social needs through diversity, solving...

Work in Japan

Globalizing talent, that is, diversifying talent to accelerate innovation, is a critical task facing many of Japan's companies. The call for highly-skilled international personnel in Japan has been p...

Encouraging Woman Leaders!

For a variety of organizations the cultivating of next generation leaders is an extremely important task. It is, of course, preferable to give everyone equal opportunities in their active involvement ...

Achieving Diversity and Inclusion in Collaboration with the Region

The 38th Oita International Wheelchair Marathon was held on November 18th. This marathon, started as the world's first international marathon exclusively for wheelchair runners, is considered as the w...

Creating a company where everyone can be themselves

"What is it to be masculine or feminine?" In Japan's workplace, discriminatory expressions against LGBTs* still overflow in everyday conversation. To discuss workplace improvements to change this situ...

Towards a factory in which anyone with a handicap can show what they are capable of with the help of mechanical ingenuity

OMRON has long been involved in the employment of personnel with disabilities. One of our initiatives has been the OMRON Taiyo. What distinguishes OMRON Kyoto Taiyo is not simply its role in social co...

DuoBaby: Dual Relief for Parents and Babies

Have you ever had nights where your baby couldn't stop crying and didn't get enough rest? It could have been because your baby was hungry or needed comfort. Another reason is, unfortunately, one that ...