The words Japanese quality are more than just words, they are a philosophy. They are atarimae hinshitsu and miryokuteki hinshitsu. Find out what this philosophy means and how it is applies to a Panasonic massage chair.
When I think of a Japanese made product, I think of quality. I think of the videos I saw in the 1980’s when US manufacturing was suffering and the US looked to Japan as an example. I do not remember much except the exercise breaks. There would be a courtyard and the whole company or division would be out there doing stretches and exercising in place, all in their matching blue lab coats. That is the image frozen in my brain, and that type of stuff just made sense to me.
Japanese quality is not just two words put together, it is a philosophy, and if you type the words “Japanese quality? into Google, the top result is a Wikipedia article about the concept of Japanese quality (out of curiosity, I searched for “US quality? in Wiki, and no pages were found). Japanese quality encompasses two kinds of quality: atarimae hinshitsu and miryokuteki hinshitsu. The first ideal means that the product will function as it is supposed to, and the second, that it will do so in a pleasing manner. Overall, his means that the item will work to the customers’ satisfaction and that the item will be desirable to own.
Fast forward to today, and this philosophy is still alive and kicking when it comes to owning a Panasonic massage chair. Panasonic has been making massage chairs for over 30 years, and have been the leading manufacturer of shiatsu massage chairs in Japan for that entire time. Their emphasis is in research and design which results in both the most technologically advanced massage chair on the market and the most technically sound massage chair available. All components, regardless of size, go through rigorous testing.
Panasonic’s unrivaled research includes study of the movements of real massage therapists so that a , long enough to make it more cost effective than seeing a massage therapist every week!
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