● Company history
October 2008: Obtained a patent for “Independence support underwear for long-term care”
May 2009: Started as a private business “Primula Modesta”
January 2010: “Nursing care independence support underwear” adopted as “Welfare equipment practical application subsidy project” by the National Research and Development Corporation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
September 2010: Incorporated as Primula Modesta Co., Ltd.
April 2011: Exhibited at Barrier Free Exhibition (Osaka INTEX) (as a NEDO support company)
October 2011: Exhibited at International Welfare Equipment Exhibition (Tokyo Big Sight) (as a NEDO support company)
April 2012: Exhibited at Barrier Free Exhibition (Osaka INTEX) (as a NEDO support company)
August 2012: Started trial sales (online mail order) of independence support underwear “Yawakoromo” and high-performance urine collecting pad “Yawasapo”
August 2014: “Nursing care support clothing” was adopted by the National Research and Development Corporation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as a “welfare equipment practical application subsidy project” (finished in March 2016)
October 2016: “Yawakoromo” and “Yawasapo” are certified as Kitakyushu City eco-premium products
● Representative
Chief Exective Officer Yumiko Ota
Capital ¥ 3,000,000
Location 3-16-1 Chiyo, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
● Business partner financial institution
Japan Finance Corporation Kitakyushu Branch
West Japan City Bank Kitakyushu Sales Department
● Business partners
Mazda Knit Co., Ltd.
Japan Materials Co., Ltd.
Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Toray Industries, Inc.
Teijin Limited
TOTO Ltd.
