随着全球性老龄社会的到来，家具生产和销售企业正在致力于老龄、残疾者便于使用的家庭用家具的开发生产活动。去年底，在日本国际家具产业振兴会主持召开的东京国际家具展示会的会场上就设置了“老龄化社会与家具”展厅，集中展示了近年来日本国内有关家具的开发生产成果，令 With the advent of a global ageing society, furniture production and sales companies are committed to the development and production of household furniture that are easy to use for elderly people with disabilities. At the end of last year, at the meeting place of the Tokyo International Furniture Exhibition hosted by the Japan International Furniture Industry Promotion Association, an exhibition hall entitled “Elderly Society and Furniture” was set up, which focused on the development and production of furniture in Japan in recent years.