Officials decided that the market size and technological standards for a softener cooker were not enough. Ogawa and Mizuno remained undeterred, and started soliciting those willing to join them.

Ogawa said that she would spend $880 per month just to sustain his needs in eating. However, it changed when she and her colleague Tokie Mizuno partnered to develop a product that later became ...

It was inspired by the experience of Megumi Ogawa, a 32-year Panasonic veteran, as she cared for her father in his final years. Diagnosed with a condition that made him susceptible to inhaling his ...