Taiyo no ie, a social welfare organization, set up training facilities in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, and Kyoto for the purpose of integrating people with disabilities into society.

Through an alliance with Taiyo no ie, OMRON established Japan's first factory designed for workers with various physical handicaps, OMRON Taiyo Co., Ltd., in Beppu, Oita Prefecture in 1972. This was followed by the establishment of OMRON Kyoto Taiyo Co., Ltd. in Kyoto in 1986.

"No one is so disabled as to be unable to work at all. The people who work here are not patients but employees, and their sponsors are our investors." This is the philosophy upon which Dr. Yutaka Nakamura established Taiyo no ie. He was joined by OMRON founder Kazuma Tateisi, who introduced the motto "At work for a better life, a better world for all" as an embodiment of his credo that companies as a public servant contributing to society through its business activities.

This revolutionary thinking and the sympathetic resonance from the philosophies of these two individuals, with cooperation from welfare organizations, people with disabilities and private companies, lead to the creation of OMRON Taiyo and OMRON Kyoto Taiyo.

Taiyo no ie Motto

"No one is so disabled as to be unable to work at all."

OMRON Corporate Motto

"At work for a better life, a better world for all."

OMRON sponsors the Oita International Wheelchair Marathon and Japan's National Wheelchair Relay Race to promote the participation of people with disabilities in society and to further understanding of disabilities among society at large.