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Jun.22.2022
Exhibit at the 21st Medical Fitness Forum
RUNART will exhibit at the 21st Medical Fitness Forum to be held on July 30, 2022, as a supporting company. This forum is organized by Japan Health and Sports Federation and the Japan Medical Fitness Society (JMFS), whose three major missions are to extend healthy life expectancy, reduce medical costs, and create employment opportunities.
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Jun.20.2022
Number of Formthotics licensed clinics is rapidly increasing!
Formthotics Medical orthotics are developed based on the principles of podiatric science. As of June 2022, we have certified 1,111 medical specialists across 612 clinics, keeping us the largest medical insoles group in Japan. Our Formthotics Medical Certification Seminars are held every month.
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Jun.01.2022
Corporate website renewal announcement
We have renewed our website! It has been 8 years since RUNART was launched with the vision ‘MAKE THE FUTURE, RUN THIS MOMENT.’ To broaden the scope of all our challengers, we will not stop running until our vision of ‘Podiatry for Japan’ is recognized.
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Mar.01.2022
Number of Formthotics licensed clinics now cover all 47 prefectures in Japan
Formthotics Medical orthotics are developed based on the principles of podiatric science. As of March 2022, we have certified 946 medical specialists across 527 clinics, making us the largest medical insoles group in Japan. Our Formthotics Medical Certification Seminars are held every month.
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Nov.15.2021
New collaboration with professional dance team 'LIFULL ALT-RHYTHM'
This group, who compete in the Japan D-LEAGUE are sponsored by LIFULL, a major publicly listed company in Japan. We are supporting these talented athletes from the ‘foot up’ using our Formthotics Medical insoles.
Follow this team as they compete in the world’s first ever professional dance league! - INFO
Aug.21.2021
Closure of RUNART Foot Clinic -Komazawa Park-
Our principle clinician has established his own independent clinic, and on August 21st, 2021, RUNART Foot Clinic -Komazawa Park- closed its doors. We would like to thank the 1928 patients who came to us from 44 Prefectures across Japan during the last 5 years and 2months. This clinic contributed towards our dream of 'Podiatry for all Japan' and our goal of 'zero people suffering from lower extremity pains'.
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Aug.15.2020
Launch of the ASHIKA blog; a novel platform to 'learn, understand and spread podiatry'
We launched the Ashika blog, a media specializing in sharing content and knowledge of the feet to therapists, clinicians and healthcare specialists. The contents and articles are contributed by our partnered clinicians.
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Jun.02.2019
CEO Makoto Kimura is inaugurated to Chief Branding Officer of Formthotics Japan.
ASHIKA Association and Formthotics Japan form a business partnership. RUNART CEO and ASHIKA Association representative director Makoto Kimura is inaugurated to the chief branding officer of Formthotics Japan. Through our bond with New Zealand, another island country, we extend our reach outside of Japan, and into the Asia-Pacific region.
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Apr.14.2018
Launch of 'ASHIKA Association', an educational and research institution with the vision of bringing podiatry in Japan.
The ASHIKA Association is an organization comprised of medical, education and sports medicine specialists. With the visions of 'Podiatry for Japan’ and 'have zero people suffering from lower limb problem', we share expert knowledge with therapists and trainers around the country.