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事業内容
Barrier-Free Esports
We plan, organize and support “barrier-free esports” played in an environment that allow us to participate regardless of their age, gender, time, place and whether with or without disabilities. We are committed to operating projects in a way to open up the potential of people with disabilities by bringing their perspectives into planning.
* “Barrier-Free Esports” is a term coined by ePARA that refers to esports played in an environment where anyone can participate regardless of their age, gender, time, place and whether with or without disabilities.
Support for esport events
Organizing esport events
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Barrier-Free Esport School
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Employment Support
We help people with disabilities to bring out their full potential in working.
By offering esport-powered employment continuity support (type A) and employment transition support, we help their upskilling and self-actualization in partnership with employment support organizations.
Employment Support
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“Breakthrough Course”
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Demonstrations / Hands-Ons
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Co-Creation
We work on co-creation, demonstration and advertising in order to dig up personalities and build a future that go beyond the existing welfare.
We embody the DE&I through practical experiences such as designing, video production, accessibility check, web marketing or works related to digital content. This way, we strive towards the improvement of well-being of people with disabilities.
Contribution to Accessibility
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Inclusive Projects
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About
ePARAとは
ePARA supports social participation of people with disabilities through esports, enabling them to engage meaningfully and authentically in society. As part of our initiatives, we curate and distribute news related to barrier-free esports and organize accessible esports tournaments and competitions.
Mission – Dig up personalities and build future.
We aim to create an environment where everyone can be proud of their individuality and shine regardless of disability. Seeing yet-hidden personality as “treasure” of our society, we bring out and polish it to create a sustainable future where diversity is respected.
Vision – Go beyond the commonplaces of welfare.。
While deeply respecting what welfare has achieved so far, we continue to take on new challenges that go beyond it. We pursue a world where people with disabilities shine as role models and their personalities provide the driving force to open up the future.
Value – Go beyond the commonplaces of welfare.
As we keep on smiling, take on challenges and value harmony, we strive to behave with “charm” that attract supports from people around.
News
お知らせ
- 2024.04.27
ePARA organizes “Game Accessibility Workshop” as a side event of EVO Japan 2024 - 2024.04.19
ePARA published an article on a blind esport players’ round table talk with BlindWarriorSven - 2024.04.04
Jeni appeared in NHK’s barrier-free variety show Baribara - 2024.03.20
ePARA’s CEO Kato and employee Misato appeared in YouTube program “Tiger Funding” (Reiwa no Tora) and fully achieved its funding target - 2024.03.17
ePARA United cooperates on running hands-on e-sport session in an event hosted by Suginami Ward, Tokyo - 2024.03.15
ePARA cooperates on running hands-on e-sport session for people with disabilities in “Welfare Innovation Forum 2024” hosted by Kawasaki City - 2024.02.25
ePARA United takes part in “BMI Brainpic 2024” hosted by Junichi Ushiba Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University - 2024.02.01
ePARA runs a booth at Tokyo Shogaisha Matching Ouen Festa, a job fair for people with disabilities, held in Tokyo Big Sight - 2024.01.30
ePARA receives commemorative shield for Social Firm certification from the Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike - 2023.12.09
ePARA cooperates on “Kokoro no Barrier-Free 2023” (Barrier-Free of the Heart 2023), an event held by Ebina City - 2023.12.05
NHK’s news program “News LIVE! Yu Goji” features ePARA, titling “changing the society with ‘esports for people with disabilities'” - 2023.12.05
The Asahi Shimbun national edition features our employee Misato Egashira - 2023.10.29
ePARA holds “SHINGAN PARTY powered by JEXER”, an event to play fighting game without using visual information - 2023.10.01
NHK’s news program “Ohayo Nippon” features ePARA’s activities - 2023.09.28
One of ePARA employees speaks at Sony Interactive Entertainment’s pre-launch trial event for media featuring its Access controller for PS5 - 2023.09.27-29
ePARA participates in the 50th International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition – H.C.R. 2023 & Forum – to run workshops and more - 2023.09.23-24
ePARA holds barrier-free fighting game event “HACHIMANTAI 8 FIGHTS” in Hachimantai, Iwate - 2023.09.03
ePARA’s “Cross the Border -SEASON2” project participates in “Mobility for ALL” category of Toyota Mobility Foundation’s idea contest - 2023.07.16
ePARA cooperates on Kawasaki Frontale’s special event “FOOTBALL TOGETHER Powered by eFootball™” as part of its 2023 fan festival - 2023.06.30
German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle publishes its documentary film “Good Game” featuring ePARA’s acitivities - 2023.06.23
JR East Start UP Co.,Ltd. adopts ePARA to its Partnership Program - 2023.05.01
ePARA cooperated in the sound designing of Street Fighter 6 - 2023.05.01
ePARA and Tsukuba University of Technology begin to work together on a blind e-sport research project - 2023.04.04
ePARA launches audio production service “ePARA Voice” - 2023.02.07
Eleven-a-Side e-Soccer Stadium: wheelchair e-soccer team ePARA United creates a “new landscape” with J.League’s Kawasaki Frontale footballer Yu Kobayashi
(more info in Japanese (movie)) - 2022.12.16
ePARA’s “Cross the Border—SEASON 2” project passes the selection process in “Mobility for ALL” category of Toyota Mobility Foundation’s idea contest as one of 2022 finalists(more info in Japanese) - 2022.11.19
ePARA supports BMI Brainpic 2022 (organized by Internet of Brains and Junichi Ushiba Laboratory [Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University]) - 2022.10.24
ePARA employee Naoya appears on a documentary program on NHK BS1 - 2022.07.27
AFP features ePARA and Fortia’s activities in four languages (French, English, Spanish and Portuguese) - 2022.07.15
ePARA’s “Cross the Border” Project passes the initial selection round of “Mobility for ALL” category in Toyota Mobility Foundation’s idea contest(more info in Japanese) - 2022.05.28
ePARA CARNIVAL 2022 SPRING - 2022.05.27
ePARA CARNIVAL 2022 SPIRING Media Day - 2022.04.22
Crowdfunding campaign launched to support “ePARA CARNIVAL” - 2022.04.22
ePARA announces its hosting of barrier-free e-sport festival “ePARA CARNIVAL 2022 SPRING” - 2022.04.17
ePARA organizes SHINGAN CUP powered by SYCOM - 2021.12.12
Heart, a clan focused on Fortnite, and ePARA co-organize a Barrier-Free e-Sport Project - 2021.11.28
What makes ePARA a unique employment support agent for people with disabilities? —Interview with Mr. Masahiko Ito, Bewith, Inc. - 2021.11.13
ePARA organizes “Barrier-Free e-Sports ePARA2021,” an online event to solve challenges and realize hopes on the employment of people with disabilities - 2021.10.25
Sycom Co., Ltd. starts to support e-sport players with disabilities, including provision of gaming PCs, to drive their social participation through e-sport - 2021.09.26
ePARA achieves its campaign goal in 9 minutes on equity crowdfunding platform FUNDINNO, taking only 39 minutes to reach the funding limit - 2021.07.20
ePARA celebrates the opening of its barrier-free e-sport cafe “Any%CAFE”
- 2021.05.01
ePARA achieves crowdfunding goal aimed at creating e-sport cafe named “Any％CAFE” where people break barriers of geography, age, gender and disabilities - 2021.04.25
ePARA hosts “ePARA VR/Teleworking Job Hunting Festival,” a VR-powered job fair for people with disabilities - 2021.04.21
ePARA Inc. launches its corporate site
President
代表取締役
Daiki Kato
President of ePARA Inc. / Director of NPO Citizens Guardianship Support Association
Born in 1981 in Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture (currently Kitanagoya City).
Graduated from Tokai High School; Chuo University Faculty of Law, Department of Law; Hosei University Law School, Graduate School of Law.
After quitting working as a court clerk (national civil servant), Daiki joined a social welfare corporation Shinagawa Ward Council of Social Welfare.
While working for the Council , he teamed up with friends he met in the welfare industry and planned an e-sports tournament for people with disabilities. Then he established “ePARA Inc.”
OFFICIAL PARTNER
オフィシャルパートナー
Sponsoring companies who aid and support ePARA across its activities
Collaborative partner
共創パートナー
Business partners who offer services, collaborate or conduct demonstrative experiments on any of ePARA’s three business areas [list not exhaustive]
Joint innovation project
共創プロジェクト
Projects that we have offered services, collaborated or conducted demonstrative experiments on any of ePARA’s three business areas [list not exhustive]
Street Fighter 6
(CAPCOM CO., LTD.)
Make a Move Project
Mobility for ALL
(Toyota Mobility Foundation)
Scholarly Partner
アカデミックパートナー
Universities, laboratories and researchers who aid and support ePARA across activities from academic standpoints [list not exhaustive]
Keio University
- Dr. Ko Hayakawa, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
- Dr. Takeshi Nishijima, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
- Dr. Yoichi Otsubo, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
media partner
メディアパートナー
Media partner who continuously runs articles about ePARA’s activities
(LY Corporation)
medical partner
メディカルパートナー
Partner we engage with in medical aspects for collaboration and co-creation on ePARA’s activities
Dr. GAMES
company information
企業情報
| Company Name | ePARA Inc. |
| Date of Establishment | November 29, 2016 |
| Capital | 23.1 million yen (as of April 1, 2023) |
| Head Office | 14-8, Shimomae 1-chome, Toda City, Saitama Japan ZIP Code : 335-0016 |
| Company Representative | Daiki Kato (President) |
| Number of Employees | 8 (as of March 1, 2024) |
group company
グループ企業情報
| Company Name | HARUMOKEA, Inc. |
| Date of Establishment | August 26, 2016 |
| Head Office | 1st Floor, 421-5 Kanegasaku, Matsudo City, Chiba Japan ZIP Code : 270-2251 |
| Company Representative | Katsunori Hokao |
| URL | https://life-square.net |
contact
お問合せ
If you have any questions, including about this site or ePARA’s events, please contact us from the form below.(Japanese only)