First Top-Loading Panasonic Washing Machine with Goldwin-Supervised "Down Jacket Course": Launching "Top-Loading Fully Automatic Washing Machine NA-FA12V6"

Panasonic Corporation (hereafter Panasonic) has incorporated the "Down Jacket Course," supervised by Goldwin and highly popular since its installation in drum-type washer-dryers released in October 2025, into a Panasonic top-loading washing machine for the first time. The "Top-Loading Fully Automatic Washing Machine NA-FA12V6" equipped with this course will be launched from early June 2026 (*). The "Down Jacket Course" installed in drum-type washer-dryers has been well-received since its release in October 2025, with users praising it saying, "It's easy to wash at home" and "I can even wash down jackets that have a hand-wash mark." Additionally, a user survey (*1) of top-loading washing machines showed that about 82% of people expressed interest in a down jacket course, and this product was developed based on those voices. This product is equipped with the "Down Jacket Course" supervised by Goldwin, a sports apparel manufacturer that develops many brands including "The North Face." In the development of top-loading washing machines, balancing washing and rinsing performance with the quality of the finished wash, and the occurrence of stains due to detergent residue were challenges. With Panasonic's unique functions "Sugoochi Foam Wash," "Powerful 3D Water Flow," and "Foam Water Shower," foam water repeatedly and evenly permeates the surface of the down, making it possible to cleanly remove sebum, mud, and foundation dirt while minimizing fabric damage (*2). Furthermore, through "Gentle Rinsing" and "Thorough Spin-Drying," it washes the down jacket without leaving detergent behind, preventing stains on the fabric surface while minimizing fabric damage and the clumping of inner batting (*2). In addition, the "Dirt Peeling Agent" co-developed with Kao, which enhances the effectiveness of detergents to remove dirt, can now be used in the highly utilized "Blanket Course." Previously, removing accumulated sebum dirt from blankets required an operation of about 3 hours and 37 minutes using the approx. 40°C blanket course. However, by adding the "Dirt Peeling Agent" to the regular blanket course, the operation time is reduced to about one-third, taking only about 1 hour and 9 minutes to clean even accumulated sebum dirt (*3). Panasonic will continue to listen to customer voices, stay close to their daily lives, and propose a more comfortable laundry lifestyle. Product Site https://panasonic.jp/wash/products/NA-FA12V6.html [Product Name] Fully Automatic Washing Machine (Inverter Controlled) [Model Number] NA-FA12V6 [Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price] Open Price [Release Date] Early June 2026 (*) 1. First Panasonic top-loading washing machine to feature the "Down Jacket Course" supervised by Goldwin - Achieves high cleaning power by repeatedly and evenly permeating foam water into the down surface using "Sugoochi Foam Wash," "Powerful 3D Water Flow," and "Foam Water Shower" (*2) - "Gentle Rinsing" and "Thorough Spin-Drying" minimize fabric damage and batting clumping in down jackets while preventing detergent residue and fabric surface stains (*2)