Basic Concept
The aim of the Nisshinbo Group is to be a corporate group that continues to be trusted and needed by society through the protection of the health of each and every employee and the enhancement of the vitality of the entire organization. Creating an environment where employees can work in good health and with vitality is an important theme that is directly linked to the sustainable growth of the company and the happiness of its employees. To this end, Nisshinbo promoting measures to resolve employee health issues and achieve zero work loss.
Promotion System
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. reorganized its organizational structure in April 2025 to establish a Managing Officer system for each functional division with the aim of building and overseeing a structure that would lead to urgent change. Under the leadership of the Managing Officer in charge of the Talent & D&I Development Department, the Nisshinbo Group holds an annual "Group Health Management Department Meeting" attended by representatives from the health care divisions of each group company to discuss health-related policies and issues across the group.
Please refer to "Promotion System for Sustainability Activity" for details regarding the organizational structure for promoting sustainability.
Specific Initiatives of The Nisshinbo Group
6th Sustainability Promotion Plan (to be achieved by FY2027)
- ①Rate of patients receiving detailed examinations after regular health checkups, 85% or more.
- ②Implementation rate of health guidance for high-risk workers, 100%.
In the 6th Sustainability Promotion Plan, which targets FY2027, the Nisshinbo Group focuses on cultivating employee health as a priority activity and sets the above two goals to achieve promoting health management.
With regard to the rate of patients receiving detailed examinations after regular health checkups, the Nisshinbo Group implemented initiatives in 2025 to encourage employees identified as requiring further examination to undergo these tests, which resulted in a rate of 87.9% as of the end of FY2025. The implementation rate of health guidance for high-risk workers stood at 99.8% as of the end of FY2025 after scheduling consultations with an occupational physician or a doctor for employees identified as high risk.
To achieve the goals of the 6th Sustainability Plan, Nisshinbo will continue the initiatives implemented in 2025: encourage eligible employees to undergo follow-up examinations after regular health checkups and schedule consultations between eligible employees and occupational physicians or doctors to provide health guidance to those identified as high risk.
Please refer to "Sustainability Promotion Plan and KPIs" for details regarding of the "Sustainability Promotion Plan."
Health Management
In promoting health management, the Nisshinbo Group focuses its activities on three pillars: individual health, organizational health, and execution of safety obligations without fail.
Framework for Health Management Measure
Under the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program, designed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and selected by the Japan Health Council, ten companies in the large corporation category*1 (including one company listed in the "White 500") and 4 companies in the small and medium-sized corporation category*2 as Certified Health and Productivity Management Organizations 2026.
*1 Nisshinbo Holdings Inc., Japan Radio Co., Ltd., Nagano Japan Radio Co., Ltd., Ueda Japan Radio Co., Ltd., KOKUSAI DENKI Electric Inc. (White 500), Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc., Nisshinbo Brake Inc., Nisshinbo Mechatronics Inc., Nisshinbo Chemical Inc., Nisshinbo Textile Inc.
*2 JRC Logistics Service Co., Ltd., NJ Components Co., Ltd., Nisshinbo Micro Devices Fukuoka Co., Ltd., Nisshinbo Micro Devices AT Co., Ltd.
Please refer to "External Ratings and Evaluation" for details regarding of the Acquisition of Certification as an Excellent Corporation for Health Management 2026.
Improvement of Lifestyle Habits
Based on the results of regular health checkups, the Nisshinbo Group is working to improve the lifestyle of employees at each group company to "reduce the smoking rate," "promote exercise habits," and "increase the percentage of employees who get enough rest through sleep."
Activities to reduce smoking rate
- ① Revising the operation of smoking areas, such as shortening the hours they are open
- ② Providing subsidies for outpatient smoking cessation, incentives to quit smoking and smoking cessation support service assistance
- ③ Seminars on smoking cessation by industrial and other physicians
- ④ Displaying posters on World No Tobacco Day and smoking cessation
Promotional activities for exercise habits
- ① Holding events to encourage walking (exercise)
- ② Implementation of workplace exercises
- ③ Providing information on exercise, such as introducing walking courses
- ④ Holding seminars on exercise habits by industrial and other physicians
Activities to increase the percentage of people who get enough rest through sleep
- ① Providing information on shift work, mental and physical health management, and sleep
- ② Seminars on sleep by industrial and other physicians
- ③ Seminar on bedding (bedding Trial)
Mental Health Care
The Nisshinbo Group implements the following initiatives at each group company.
- ① Interviews with industrial physicians for high-stress employees
- ② Mental health interviews by supervisors
- ③ Mental health counseling
- ④ Workplace Improvement Using Work Stress Judgment Chart
- ⑤ Providing information on stress measures and mental health
- ⑥ Providing information on harassment
- ⑦ Providing information on promotion of communication in the workplace
- ⑧ Seminars on mental health by industrial and other physicians
Promotion of Collaborative Health Care by Each Health Insurance Association and the Company
In line with the company's promotion of health management, health insurance associations are also working together with the company to improve the lifestyle of subscribers and to prevent illness.
Specific examples of collaborative health are as follows:
- ① Motivational support for specific health guidance
- ② Assistance with the cost of outpatient smoking cessation and smoking cessation support services
- ③ Sponsorship of walking events
- ④ Subsidies for influenza vaccination costs
- ⑤ Dental checkups
Specific Activities of the Group Companies
Health Promotion Walking Event
Since 2019, Japan Radio Co., Ltd., has hosted the +10 Walking Challenge in collaboration with the Japan Radio Health Insurance Association as part of their Collabo Health initiative with the goal of extending the healthy life expectancy of employees by walking 10 minutes longer than usual.
Participants who reach their step goals during the three-month event periods held twice a year in spring and fall will be awarded points for employee benefits based on the average daily step count (① 4,000 points for 12,000 steps, ② 3,000 points for 9,000 steps, and ③ 2,000 points for 7,000 steps). In FY2025, 115 participants (out of 235 total participants) met the goal in the spring, and 113 participants (out of 226 total participants) met the goal in the fall.
This event allows even those who are not particularly athletic or who lack confidence in their physical fitness to get started safely and easily. The walking challenge offers the benefits of helping participants develop a regular exercise routine, reduce stress, boost motivation, and promote the self-management of their health. Furthermore, the initiative fosters communication among participants and helps strengthen internal collaboration within the company.
Japan Radio will continue to hold walking events and will work to promote health-conscious management by improving the health of its employees.
Implementation of Specific Health Guidance
Japan Radio Co., Ltd., conducts specific health guidance programs aimed at preventing and improving lifestyle-related diseases. These programs consist of two tracks: active support and motivational support. When this initiative was first launched, initial consultations were conducted in person, while follow-up support was provided via in-person meetings or telephone. Starting in FY2022, the company began offering support based on the RIZAP Lifestyle Improvement Program to improve participation rates. The program for FY2025 ran from September through February of the following year with 98 out of 320 eligible employees (30.6% of the eligible group) participating.
Participants use a dedicated smartphone application to track weight, exercise, and diet daily as they work toward achieving the goals set during the online consultation with their assigned trainer. They can communicate with the trainer via email and other means, and Japan Radio provides support to help them stay on track.
Safety and Frailty Prevention for Older Workers
Since FY2023, Nagano Japan Radio Co., Ltd., has conducted the Physical Fitness Assessments for Older Workers to ensure workplace safety for older employees and to help maintain their health and vitality after retirement. In February 2025, the third year of the program, a total of 248 employees participated.
According to the results of this assessment, the average scores were almost the same as last year. However, in the one-leg balance test, the scores with eyes closed were lower than those with eyes open, which suggested a tendency to rely on vision to maintain balance. This means that extra caution is required when walking on dark streets at night or working in dimly lit areas like warehouses. Since muscle strength declines with age, in the car-dependent Nagano region, failure to consciously engage in physical activity on a daily basis can lead to further muscle loss and increase the risk of falls and future frailty*.
Nagano Japan Radio will continue to promote initiatives designed to help each employee understand their own physical condition through fitness assessments with the aim of encouraging them to incorporate exercise into daily life.
* Frailty: A condition in which physical and mental functions decline due to aging.
Seminar on Interpreting Stress Check Results and Improving the Workplace Environment for Managers
Based on the feedback from the stress checks conducted between August and September 2025, GOYO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., held a workplace environment improvement seminar for managers in order to support workplace environment improvement initiatives in each department and to formulate workplace environment improvement plans.
In this seminar, participants deepened their understanding of how to interpret stress check results and acquired additional perspectives on identifying workplace-specific challenges, concrete steps for improvement, and approaches to planning. At the company’s Akita Plant, 14 managers participated in January 2026 in collaboration with the Akita Comprehensive Industrial Health Support Center. Additionally, at the company’s Sendai Plant, 13 employees participated in the same month in collaboration with the Japan Association of Industrial Counselors.
By incorporating insights from external experts, this initiative provided managers with practical learning opportunities to take the lead in improving the workplace environment. Moving forward, GOYO ELECTRONICS will continue to promote physical and mental well-being and foster a supportive work environment through workplace improvements based on the PDCA cycle.
Conducting Physical Fitness Tests for Older Employees
Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. conducted physical fitness tests for employees aged 55 and older with the aim of motivating older adults to exercise and to prevent falls. The tests consisted of two exercises; standing on one leg with eyes closed and the seated stepping test. The assessments were conducted in July 2025 at the company’s main locations (Head Office, Kawagoe Plant, Ikeda Office, and Yashiro Plant) with a total of 456 participants.
Based on the discrepancy between the results of the pre-test questionnaire and the physical fitness test results, Nisshinbo Micro Devices classified the fall risk into four levels. If the test results were lower than the self-assessment on the questionnaire, the individual was classified as having a “high fall risk,” which indicated a significant gap between their self-perception and their actual physical function. According to the assessment results, 12% of employees were classified as having a high fall risk in the one-leg stand with eyes closed test, and 27% in the seated stepping test. Furthermore, at the company’s Kawagoe Plant, more than half of the employees who were assessed for two consecutive years showed a decrease in risk compared to the previous year. It is believed that their awareness of the previous results led to behavioral changes.
Nisshinbo Micro Devices will continue to work to prevent falls by raising awareness of the importance of maintaining and improving physical fitness and by providing opportunities for exercise.
Health Awareness Event
Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc. in the United States sponsored a breast cancer awareness event in October 2025 and encouraged all employees to wear pink clothing to support cancer patients and cancer survivors.
Throughout the United States, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and companies and organizations are carrying out activities aimed at promoting early detection and providing support for breast cancer patients. Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing also launched its own initiative in 2025. In addition, as part of its efforts to support employee health, the company holds a health fair every September to further raise employees’ health awareness.
Raising the Health Saver (Saeron Golden Time Saver)
Saeron Automotive Corporation in South Korea operates the Health Saver (Saeron Golden Time Saver) training program to ensure a rapid response to emergencies that may arise during the night shift.
For this initiative, Saeron Automotive selected a total of six on-site workers from the night shift and conducted both in-house training and external training provided by specialized organizations on first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The selected Health Savers will play a crucial role in providing the initial response in the event of an emergency during the night shift, which will then help to prevent serious accidents by ensuring that the golden hour is secured.
Saeron Automotive does not intend to treat this program as a one-time initiative; rather, it plans to expand the pool of participants and systematically strengthen on-site emergency response capabilities.
