Sleep Qualification 'Sleep Planner' to Exhibit at 'Nurse Fest 2026'

The Brain Health Lab (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will exhibit at 'Nurse Fest 2026', organized by 'Nurse Senka', a service of SMS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Masaki Takahata) that offers employment, career change, and community services for nurses. The event will be held on June 13 (Saturday) and 14 (Sunday), 2026.

With the aim of disseminating correct knowledge about sleep, the organization will provide new learning opportunities for nurses, nursing students, and healthcare professionals who face night shifts and shift work through the sleep qualification 'Sleep Planner'.

Sleep Planner is a sleep qualification supervised by Dr. Seiji Nishino, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and a world authority on sleep research, along with a total of 12 doctors and experts. It allows learners to systematically acquire evidence-based sleep knowledge, which can be used for self-care and patient support.

■ Background of the Exhibition

In recent years, 'sleep' has gained attention as an important theme not only for beauty and health but also for concentration, mental condition, and daytime performance. On the other hand, healthcare professionals, including nurses, are prone to circadian rhythm disruptions due to night shifts and irregular work schedules, making them a profession that easily faces sleep issues. At the same time, they are often consulted by patients and families about sleep problems, so having correct, evidence-based sleep knowledge is directly linked to their own health management and clinical practice, leading to growing interest in proper sleep knowledge.

Sleep knowledge can not only improve one's own sleep but also support the health of those around them. Especially in nursing and medical settings, it is expected to be useful in various situations such as self-condition management, daily performance improvement, communication with patients and colleagues, and updating health knowledge. Through this exhibition at 'Nurse Fest 2026', the organization aims to widely disseminate opportunities to learn about sleep and to create new value supporting health from the field of sleep.

On the day, a special guest, Dr. Seiji Nishino, a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and the general supervisor of Sleep Planner, will travel from the United States for this event. Based on a sleep survey conducted in advance with 1,000 nurses, he will hold a seminar and session titled 'Stanford-style Best Sleep for Nurses' addressing real-world concerns.

Furthermore, after his talk on June 13 (Saturday), he is scheduled to visit the organization's booth. Visitors are encouraged to consult about any sleep concerns, no matter how small. The booth appearance time will be announced on the Sleep Planner official Instagram (@sleepplanner.official). Please follow and check for updates.

Dr. Seiji Nishino, General Supervisor of Sleep Planner, Director of the Stanford Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology

After completing graduate school at Osaka Medical College, he studied at the Stanford University Sleep Research Center, a world leader in sleep research, and has been engaged in sleep medicine research at the same university for over 30 years. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology, researching the mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness from molecular and genetic levels to the individual level. He is also actively working to improve sleep in Japan, which has the shortest sleep duration and many sleep problems.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, Stanford Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology; M.D.; Certified Psychiatrist; Specialist, Japanese Society of Sleep Research; President, NOB Shift Work Research Association; Founder and Chief Research Advisor, Brain Sleep Inc.

■ Nurse Fest Exhibition Overview

[Event Name] Nurse Fest 2026
[Date and Time] June 13 (Sat) and 14 (Sun), 2026
[Location] Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Plaza (Directly connected to Toei Oedo Line 'Tochomae Station', 8-minute walk from JR 'Shinjuku Station')
〒163-0290 2-6-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

[Exhibition Content]
・Sale of the sleep qualification 'Sleep Planner' at a special price
・Introduction of sleep tips derived from survey results
・Free samples of bath additives with scientifically proven sleep effects, limited quantity

[Nurse Fest 2026 Official Website] https://nurse-senka.jp/nurse-fes/2026

[About the Event Organizer: Nurse Senka Brand]

Providing the community for nurses and nursing students 'Nurse Senka', the recruitment agency for nurses 'Nurse Senka Career Change', and the job information for nursing students 'Nurse Senka Employment'. By creating an environment where all nurses feel glad they became nurses, they contribute to the continuous provision of high-quality medical and nursing care services. URL: https://nurse-senka.jp/

■ Details of Sleep Planner

With one in five people in Japan reportedly struggling with sleep, the sleep market is growing rapidly, and new sleep-related businesses, services, and products are emerging daily. Sleep Planner aims to provide correct, evidence-based knowledge, and an increasing number of people are obtaining it as part of the education for staff in sleep-related businesses or those providing direct services to customers, helping to create new business value.

Features of Sleep Planner

1. Supervised by a total of 12 doctors and experts, with rich learning materials to learn correct, evidence-based sleep knowledge. (Evidence: 105 items, Videos: 46, Text: 255 pages)

2. 100% online from application to passing. A qualification that can be obtained from home.

3. Comprehensive support even after qualification, including the 'practice phase'.

List Price: ¥33,000 (tax included)

The fee includes the qualification exam fee and a six-month service usage right for viewing lecture videos, etc.

Official Text Only: ¥3,300 (tax included)

Brand Site: https://sleep-planner.com/

Official Textbook

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4991321506

Rakuten Books: https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18582934/

[Corporate Overview]

Company Name: Brain Health Lab (General Incorporated Association)

Established: April 2022

Chairman: Kazuhiro Kobayashi

Location: 1-11-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Brand Site: https://sleep-planner.com/

Business Overview: Aiming to disseminate scientific and appropriate medical care, the organization conducts the following businesses: awareness and education, research and study related to sleep.