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HEALTH AND WELFARE INFORMATION ASSOCIATION
Shin-Kasumigaseki Bldg., 5F, 3-3-2 Kasumigaseki,
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 100-8980 Japan

TEL：+81-3-3580-3052

FAX：+81-3-5512-9798

HEALTH AND WELFARE INFORMATION ASSOCIATION

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H.C.R. Exhibition products
information Services
We publish "H.C.R. Guide Book" that lists about 1,600
items which exhibited at the H.C.R. every year, as well
as operate from H.C.R. website called "Internet exhibition
products information service" that allow you to searchingof the items and requesting of the information materials.

Aiming for a society where a goodplace to living for everyone.
Since the establishment of the Central Council on Community Developmentfor Health and welfare (CCDHW), which is the predecessor, and in order toimprove the health and welfare of the people, providing the valuable
information in both domestic and international welfare equipment as well as
we have been engaged in business to educate and improve in the fields ofsocial security, such as nursing care, welfare for more than half a century.
We will continue to develop various businesses aiming for a society where
good place to living for everyone in the future.

The Central Council on Community Development for
Health and welfare (CCDHW) was established.
(CCDHW)
Published the first issue of the ” Ikuseikyo journal”

1961

Began producing and distributing of the films thathave aimed of publicity awareness in the health andwelfare to citizens.

1967

CCDHW changed its name to Health and welfare
Information Association(HWIA)

1974"Exhibition of Modernized Health Care Equipment inSocial Welfare Facilities" held jointly by the Ministryof Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health,
Labor and Welfare) and the Japan National Councilof Social Welfare, which was a constituent
organization of CCDHW.

1986

Held the first International Health & Welfare Exhibition.

1992

Held the 3rd International Health Care Equipment
Exhibition as a part of the final year commemoration
project of "UN / 10 Years of the Persons withdisabilities."

1996

Held the exhibition name changed to the"International Home Care and Rehabilitation
Exhibition"(H.C.R.)

1998

Summarize record of assistance activities of"Licensed Agencies for in Asia" (LARA) about apost-war food shortage.

2000

Dispatched an investigator to Germany andsummarizes the progress of 5 years of long-termcare insurance and issued a booklet "TheLong-Term Care Insurance System in Germany"

2003

Held the 30th H.C.R.
Started publication of a supplementary book whichsummarized by the special seminar that knowledgeof "How to select and use welfare equipment".

2006

Started Welfare skill up course (Current [H.C.R.
Seminar]) and the Exhibition at the same time.

2011

The corporate status change to General
Incorporated Foundations.

2013

H.C.R. celebrates the 40th anniversary of"Exhibition of Modernized Health Care Equipment inSocial Welfare Facilities" which held in 1974.

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Shin-Kasumigaseki Bldg., 5F, 3-3-2 Kasumigaseki,
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 100-8980 Japan
Establishment
May 27, 1959
Businesses
1. Hosting international welfare equipment exhibition

International Home Care andRehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R.)

2. Information provision and survey research on domestic
and international Welfare Equipments

From the handmade Self-help devices to the most advanced
technology of the nursing robot, the world homecare andrehabilitation equipment gathers in one place, and we holding theone of the most world's leading homecare and rehabilitationequipment general exhibitions cooperate with Japan national
council of social welfare.

3. PR activities and investigation research on socialsecurity system

Publishes Books

4. Holding seminars and lectures on social security systems

We compile domestic and international findings andsurvey research results into the books and publish inregard to the recent issues which are social security
issues, nursing care, welfare and health.

H.C.R. Special programs
1959

Name of Organization
HEALTH AND WELFARE INFORMATION ASSOCIATIONInternational Home Care &Rehabilitation NewsWe publish “International Home Care & RehabilitationNews" that lists topics of domestic and international infield of the social security, nursing care, welfare andhealth care, and provides information to relevantorganizations and associations.

At the venue of the H.C.R., we provide a general
exhibition of homecare and rehabilitation equipment
for children, establishment of consultation booth on
homecare and rehabilitation equipment / Self-help
devices, under research and development using
the latest technology, demonstration, and we also
hold the lectures which introduce ideas that utilize atechnology around you as substitute for homecare
and rehabilitation equipment.

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5. Necessary businesses to achieve in our goal

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Main Activities

H.C.R. Seminar
International Symposium
We hold international symposiums inviting overseas experts as
a place to consider trends in fields of the social security,
nursing care, welfare and health care in both domestic andinternational, to promote understanding of businessdevelopment and to deal with various issues.

H.C.R. hold a seminar for the people involved innursing care, welfare, health care and etc., help deepen
their understanding of current issues in quality ofservice, management, institutional reform, etc., and weare contribute to improve in the technology andpromoting development the homecare andrehabilitation equipment.

How to select and use homecare andrehabilitation equipment Seminar
We hold a seminar that easy to understand of the basic
knowledge on supporting independent living using assistive
devices and the use of homecare and rehabilitationequipment in nursing care, and also issue a supplementarymaterial of the seminar every year.

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Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 100-8980 Japan

TEL：+81-3-3580-3052

FAX：+81-3-5512-9798

HEALTH AND WELFARE INFORMATION ASSOCIATION