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Hitoshi Tanaka: The Potential of Eyewear to Expand Life

Publish: April 18, 2019

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  • Hitoshi Tanaka

    Other : CEO, JINS Inc.Graduate School of Media and Governance Graduate

    2014 Master's, Graduate School of Media and Governance

    Hitoshi Tanaka

    Other : CEO, JINS Inc.Graduate School of Media and Governance Graduate

    2014 Master's, Graduate School of Media and Governance

"Magnify Life." This means expanding one's life. This is the vision of the eyewear brand "JINS." Just as things look larger when peering through a microscope or a magnifying glass, we want to expand the lives of people around the world. To that end, we want to continuously release new services and products. These words are always the root of JINS and support us.

In contrast to eyewear that could not be easily purchased until then, the "flat rate, no additional fees" pricing we presented caused a sensation in the industry and became a new "standard." However, this was not limited to price alone. We wanted to expand the value of the device called "eyewear" itself by developing glasses with functions other than vision correction.

Through joint research with the ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, JINS first developed eyewear to counter the blue light emitted by PCs and smartphones that causes eye fatigue, sparking a "blue light cutting" movement in the world. In addition, we commercialized eyewear for hay fever measures and for the purpose of alleviating dry eye, and last year, we focused on "violet light," which was also discovered by the ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology.

If each product and service does not have "JINS-ness," no one will pay attention. To get many people to pick up our products, wisdom, ingenuity, and above all, a heart that does not fear change are necessary. This sentiment is the foundation for all of these science-based product groups.

Currently, JINS is continuing the challenge of "turning eyewear into IoT devices." This wearable eyewear named "JINS MEME" senses the movement of the human pupil and blinking, realizing the measurement and quantification of sleepiness, interest, and concentration. Furthermore, it has succeeded in significantly expanding the potential of eyewear by being able to play a role as a controller.

For about 700 years since its invention in Italy, the function of vision correction was considered everything for eyewear. We want to challenge that common sense. We want to add completely new value to eyewear and create a "standard" from Japan that has never existed in the world before. Such an unwavering conviction keeps us running today.

*Affiliations and titles are as of the time of publication.