Brain Sleep Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Kosuke Michibata, hereinafter referred to as "Brain Sleep") and Realgate Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Yutaka Iwamoto, hereinafter referred to as "Realgate") will collaborate to support the productivity improvement and health management of companies that occupy shared offices, utilizing Brain Sleep's knowledge and experience in medically based sleep research and Realgate's track record in planning and operating shared offices supported by startups and creators. In addition, through this initiative, we will start offering the nap room "Brain Power Nap" for the first time in Japan, which was developed under the supervision of Seiji Nishino, author of "The Best Sleep Stanford Method" (Sunmark Publishing), director of the Stanford University Sleep Biorhythm Research Institute and founder of Brain Sleep. As the first step, we plan to install a nap room in the workplace that will open this fall at "Ebisu Garden Place (Location: Ebisu 4-chome, Shibuya-ku)". In recent years, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been promoting work style reform, which has led to calls for improving employee productivity. On the other hand, Japan ranks among the top countries in the world for sleep debt, with many employees not getting enough sleep or good quality sleep. Sleep debt reduces work performance, which can result in reduced business efficiency, so people are reconsidering how they sleep, not only from the perspective of health management, but also from the perspective of improving corporate productivity. The newly launched nap room, "Brain Power Nap," designed by Nishino, was developed for office workers who are particularly required to come up with creative ideas and are health-conscious. Brain Sleep and Realgate aim to support the productivity improvement and health management of tenant companies by enabling more efficient naps through "Brain Power Nap," and will also verify the effectiveness of this service. Comment from Professor Nishino, Director of the Stanford University Sleep and Biorhythm Laboratory In Japan, taking a nap still has a strong image of being lazy, but it has been scientifically proven that naps improve productivity for modern people who cannot get enough sleep at night. We hope that the opening of this ultimate nap room, "Brain Power Nap," will increase the productivity of business people working in the workplace and lead to the creation of great businesses. Seiji Nishino Profile Born in Osaka in 1955. Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Sleep Biorhythm Research Institute at the same university. Doctor of Medicine. Designated mental health physician and certified sleep medicine physician by the Japan Society of Sleep Research. Founded Brain Sleep Co., Ltd. in May 2019. Features of the "Brain Power Nap" nap room (1) A private nap space and optimal operation designed to allow for a quality nap in a short time What is particularly important in a short nap is to efficiently encourage a drop in core body temperature before falling asleep. For this reason, at Brain Power Nap, we recommend that you drink cold water before entering the nap room. You can also go barefoot while napping. Furthermore, each nap room is a private space for one person and is soundproof, allowing you to concentrate on your nap without worrying about surrounding noise or the eyes of others. (2) Installation of a sleep-specific IoT device that creates a sleep environment that can recover from brain fatigue Prior to the launch of "Brain Power Nap," Brain Sleep has developed a sleep-specific IoT device that creates the best sleeping environment. This IoT device was developed based on the scientific knowledge available to date, and can automatically control four elements - scent, sound, light, and air (temperature and humidity) - to achieve better quality sleep. While there are many different elements involved in creating a sleep environment, the use of the IoT device developed this time is expected to help people take an optimal nap in a limited amount of time. (3) Continuously accumulating data on nap room usage results and daily performance to verify the effectiveness of naps. The usefulness of naps is gradually becoming known in Japan, but implementation and verification in the real world is still insufficient. We plan to verify the effectiveness of naps while collecting subjective and objective evaluations from people who have used the nap rooms, and disseminate the results to the public as new information. Future developments for the nap room "Brain Power Nap" "Brain Power Nap" will begin with its introduction at the Yebisu Garden Place workplace. Going forward, the service will be tested and improved based on user feedback, with plans to roll out the service as detailed below. (1) Strengthening services as the best nap room by linking with products and services of other companies (2) Development of nap room services within shared offices operated by Realgate (3) Supervise and install nap rooms to improve employee productivity for companies that promote health management. Why naps are recommended The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's "Sleep Guidelines for Health Promotion 2014" recommends taking a nap if you are unable to get the amount of sleep you need at night, stating that "taking a short nap of less than 30 minutes in the early afternoon is effective in improving work efficiency caused by sleepiness."*1 In addition, it is known that even if you get enough sleep at night, you may feel sleepy in the early afternoon due to the influence of the 24-hour biological clock known as the "circadian rhythm," which humans naturally possess, and it has been shown that a short nap reduces afternoon sleepiness and improves productivity*2. *1: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Health Bureau, "Sleep Guidelines for Health Promotion 2014" (March 2014) M. Takahashi, et al., "The role of prescribed napping in sleep medicine", Sleep Med. Rev. 2003, 7:227-235 *2: PA Hans, et al., "Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Psychomotor Vigilance", Clin. Sports Med. 2005, 24:237-249. P. Lavie, "Ultrashort sleep-waking schedule. III. 'Gates' and 'forbidden zones' for sleep”, Electroencephalography and Clin. Neurophysiology 1986, 63:414-425. The workplace will be the first in Japan to feature the "Brain Power Nap" nap room designed by Professor Nishino. This autumn, a complex with a total area of approximately 1,500m2 is scheduled to open in part of the basement floor of Glass Square in Yebisu Garden Place. The complex will be renovated to include a spacious workplace of approximately 1000m2, as well as a nap room, an indoor plaza for relaxation, a cafe, a shared kitchen, and a pop-up store. Real Gate will utilize its accumulated track record and real estate regeneration technology to renovate the facility in collaboration with Sapporo Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., and renovate it into a complex with the theme of "sharing," which combines "work" and "living," promoting the creation of new lifestyles and revitalizing the local community. ■ Register for advance information about the facility (if you register, we will send you information about the facility in advance.) https://reg18.smp.ne.jp/regist/is?SMPFORM=mjnd-tatjm-b3eac4fb5cf301eca0181d4996e56cba <Facility Overview> Workplace name: Ebisu Project (tentative name) Address: 4-20-4 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Renovated area: Glass Square, basement floor 1 Renovation area: Approximately 1520m² *This is in the planning stage and subject to change. (Breakdown: Workplace approx. 300 tsubo, Other approx. 160 tsubo) 【Company Profile】 ■ Brain Sleep Co., Ltd. Brain Sleep was founded in May 2019 by Seiji Nishino, director of the Stanford University Sleep Biorhythm Laboratory, with the slogan "Live your best life with the best sleep." Brain Sleep provides sleep consulting to companies that specialize in sleep, IT-based services, and provides medically-based sleep information. The company aims to eliminate the sleep debt of Japanese people, who have the shortest sleep time in the world, and lead them to improve their lives. *This is a venture company funded by Anpha Co., Ltd., a preventive medicine company. Established: May 2019 Representative Director: Kosuke Michibata Location: JP Tower 26F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo HP: https://brain-sleep.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brainsleep0508/ ■ Realgate Co., Ltd. We are currently engaged in the renovation of small and medium-sized old buildings and the planning and development of new buildings in 48 buildings in Tokyo, focusing on shared offices and custom-made offices targeted at startup companies and creators. By being able to handle everything from building renovation, which is made possible by having a first-class architectural firm, to planning and leasing based on our operational track record, we are able to grasp the latest needs of both building owners and tenants and provide unique solutions. Established: August 2009 Representative Director: Yutaka Iwamoto Location: 3F, Seiho Building, 3-5-6 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Registration number: Real Estate Transaction Business Tokyo Governor (2) No. 90947 First Class Architect Office Tokyo Governor No. 62066 HP: https://www.realgate.jp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealGateInc Rental office search site: https://ordermade-tokyo.jp/ [ Click here for the PDF file of the press release ]
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