Daihatsu to Showcase Mini Welfare Vehicles and Care Mobility Services at H.C.R. 2026
Daihatsu will show its Tanto Friendship Series welfare vehicles, the e-SNEAKER walking-area mobility device and two care-transport services at H.C.R. 2026 in Tokyo.
- 12
- October 7 to 9, 2026
- 5 vehicles and 2 e-SNEAKER units
- August 2025
What Happened
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. will exhibit mini welfare vehicles, walking-area mobility devices and mobility services for welfare and nursing care at H.C.R. 2026, the 53rd International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition & Forum, which it describes as Asia's largest comprehensive welfare equipment exhibition. The event runs from October 7 to 9, 2026 at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto-ku, Tokyo. Daihatsu says it offers a diverse lineup of welfare vehicles tailored to users' nursing care needs under the Friendship Series, and that it is pursuing initiatives aimed at creating a society where everyone can move freely, including mobility services that stay close to local communities and the elderly. The company says it will keep working on both MONODUKURI and KOTODUKURI to realize a mobility society that enriches customers' lives.
“staying close to our customers and enriching their lives”
- Tanto Sloper L - wheelchair accessible vehicle (1 unit)
- Tanto Sloper X (turn seat version) - wheelchair accessible vehicle with turn seat (1 unit)
- Tanto Welcome Seat Lift L - seat lift vehicle (1 unit)
- Tanto Welcome Turn Seat X - turn seat vehicle (1 unit)
- ATRAI Sloper - mini commercial wheelchair accessible vehicle (1 unit)
- e-SNEAKER - walking-area mobility device (2 units)
- No. 1 for the 12th consecutive year (fiscal 2014 through fiscal 2025)
- Tanto Friendship Series - No. 1
- No. 1 in wheelchair accessible vehicles, seat lift vehicles and turn seat vehicles
- RAKUPITA SOGEI - welfare and nursing care transportation management system renewed in October 2025, with a dedicated exhibition area
- GOISSHO - shared welfare and nursing care transportation service offered since 2022, with a dedicated exhibition area
- Stage demonstrations, videos and panel displays on Daihatsu's welfare and nursing care initiatives
- The e-SNEAKER will also be exhibited at the FRANCE BED booth
Daihatsu begins offering GOISSHO, a shared welfare and nursing care transportation service
e-SNEAKER walking-area mobility device launched to support short-distance travel
RAKUPITA SOGEI welfare and nursing care transportation management system renewed
e-SNEAKER obtains a Technical Aids Information System (TAIS) code and the Welfare Equipment Rental Mark
FRANCE BED CO., LTD. plans to launch a trial in the Osaka area for welfare equipment rental under the long-term care insurance system
Why this matters
The show is billed as Asia's largest comprehensive welfare equipment exhibition, making it a stage for Daihatsu's claim to leadership in Japan's mini welfare vehicle market. The vehicles and services are aimed at elderly and disabled users and their caregivers, while the transport management and shared-ride services matter to care operators that arrange trips.
Terms in This Story
- Welfare vehicle
- A vehicle modified to make travel easier for elderly people or people with disabilities, for example with a wheelchair ramp, a lifting seat or a rotating seat.
- Seat lift vehicle
- A vehicle whose passenger seat slides out of the doorway and lowers toward the ground to help someone get in and out.
- Turn seat vehicle
- A vehicle whose passenger seat rotates toward the doorway so a passenger can sit down outside the cabin and then be turned into it.
- TAIS (Technical Aids Information System)
- A system that collects information on companies and welfare equipment from domestic welfare equipment manufacturers and importers and publishes it on the website of the Association for Technical Aids.
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