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Specific Health Guidance Service Utilizing the "Lav" Healthcare App: Surpassed 100 cumulative contracted companies and 10,000 cumulative supported individuals!
TOKYO, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MRM) ("MEDI...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Specific Health Guidance Service Utilizing the \"Lav\" Healthcare App: Surpassed 100 cumulative contracted companies and 10,000 cumulative supported individuals!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n TOKYO, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MRM) (\"MEDIROM,\" \"we,” “us” or “our”), a holistic healthcare company based in Japan, announces that its subsidiary, MEDIROM MOTHER Labs, Inc., has surpassed 100 cumulative contracted companies and 10,000 cumulative supported individuals in its specific health guidance service utilizing the healthcare app \"Lav.\"\n \n\n This service started in 2019 and provides efficient and continuous health support utilizing information and communication technology. It has been used by many health insurance associations and company employees and has received high evaluations. We will continue to strive to improve service quality and strengthen our support system to contribute to the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases and the promotion of health management.\n \n\n ■Cumulative Figures for Specific Health Guidance Using the \"Lav\" Healthcare App\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Number of Business Partners: Approximately 1 out of every 14 health insurance associations is a partner of ours for the “Lav” healthcare app. *As of April 2025, there were 1,372 health insurance associations in Japan according to Japan’s National Federation of Health Insurance Societies.\n \n\n Number of Users\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Total Weight Loss: Since its implementation in 2019, the total weight loss of all “Lav” users has reached 15,421 kilograms. This amount is equivalent to approximately 2.2 African elephants or 10 cars. *African elephant: 6,000-7,000 kg each. *Passenger car: Approximately 1,500 kg each.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n ■What is Specific Health Guidance?\n \n Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare implemented the Specific Health Guidance Program for medical insurance subscribers aged 40-74, primarily to prevent lifestyle-related diseases. Specific health checkups (specific health examinations) by public health nurses and registered dietitians provide support and guidance for improving diet and exercise habits to those who are determined to be at risk of metabolic syndrome. Depending on the checkup results, the health guidan...