What Japanese companies do with scent.
Short pieces from the Shizen team: reports in the Japanese press, research findings, and what we learn installing scenting systems in offices, showrooms, clinics and hotels across Indonesia. A new piece every few weeks.
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4 October 2026 · 4 min read · Original: JapaneseHaneda Airport gives its new terminal corridor the scent of a Japanese forest
Since 1 October 2026, the wooden corridor and gates 24–29 of Haneda’s Terminal 1 carry three Japanese-forest scents made from natural essential oils, after a three-month trial at Terminal 2. Notes for airports, malls and office buildings in Indonesia.
1 October 2026 · 5 min read · OriginalThree kinds of tired, and a different scent for each
A study in the journal Buildings (January 2026) tested six scents on tired office workers: citrus helped mental fatigue and concentration most, floral eased tense muscles most, forest lowered time pressure most. Notes for workspaces.
1 October 2026 · 4 min read · Original: JapaneseIn Japan, comfortable air at work is now an HR matter
Nikkei, September 2026: scent technology is being used to improve workplaces in Japan — from a 40,000-bird poultry house in Miyazaki to offices — with a new aim: recruiting and keeping staff. Notes for workshops, clinics and offices in Indonesia.
1 October 2026 · 5 min read · Original: JapaneseJapan’s shared spaces are getting a scent, from offices to hotels
Nikkei: S.T. will ship hotel-room fragrance for 300,000 rooms by 2028, Rohto sells diffusers for offices, and the 15th floor of Misawa Homes’ head office carries a faint citrus. Japan’s space-scenting market is growing. Notes for shared spaces in Indonesia.
1 October 2026 · 4 min read · Original: JapaneseFifteen hundred Japanese companies, each with a scent of its own
Nikkei MJ reports on a Tokyo provider that has composed made-to-order scents for about 1,500 companies since 2016 — hotels, theme parks, even a metalworking firm. Lessons for showrooms and offices in Indonesia.
30 September 2026 · 4 min read · OriginalJapan’s largest bank has chosen one scent for its whole group
Japan’s largest bank chose one scent for its whole group; NEC designed five for its employees’ desks. Notes for offices in Indonesia.
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