ACTIVITIES OF THE INDUSTRY AND
IT'S CORPORATE MEMBERS
JAPAN HYGIENE PAPER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
This group handles disposable diapers, sanitary napkins and tampons, hygiene paper and paper bed sheets. There is a 5 trade association umbrella dealing with these hygiene paper products.
Japan Sanitary Napkin Manufacturers Association
This group sets up committees which offer information for end users, contacts bureaucrats and improves technical quality
Japan Raw Paper Materials Manufacturers Association
This group offers economic information for improvement of the technical quality and the stabilization of the supply rate.
Japan Disposable Diaper and Liner Manufacturers Association
This group is composed of 3 committees that communicate with related overseas organizations. The committees are: 1. PR committee: Provides instructions on how to use the product to consumers and handles promotion. 2. Technical committee: Handle testing to conform to ISO standards 3. Environmental committee: Collect information with regard to the environmental effect on the product
Japan Tampon Manufacturers Association
This group deals with improvement of product quality and safety standards of medical products with regard to pharmaceutical laws of the GMP(Good Manufacturing Practice) committee. The above PR committee helps in the promotion of the product.
Japan Paper Sheets Manufacturers Association
This group considers product quality improvement methods, offers explanations of the various purposes of the product's use and helps in it's promotion.

Directors
ChairmanHirosi Kanda(Director of Sanitary Products Marketing Division KAO CORPORATION)
Vice ChairmanTakahisa Takahara(President Unicharm Corporation)
Vice ChairmanYukiko Tsujimoto(Director of Procter & Gamble Japan K.K)
Vice ChairmanTakenobu So(Managing Director of Hukuhara Shigyo Co.,Ltd)
Vice ChairmanKoichi Isobe(Director of Nippon Paper Crecia)
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