The Corporate Activities Promotion Committee of the Japan Human Factors and Ergonomics Society （JES） conducted an online questionnaire survey to grasp the current state of ergonomic implementation in companies and utilize it in future committee activities. The survey targeted JES members and Certified Professional Ergonomists who work with companies, and received 107 valid responses. The results showed that about 70％ of the respondents said that they had “problems or issues” with ergonomic implementation in their companies, and that “low awareness and presence of ergonomics in the organization” was the most common issue. In order to promote ergonomics in companies, it is necessary to communicate within the company that ergonomics is not just a design method, but a part of corporate value creation. It would also be good to share information on successful cases from outside the company and achievements within the company, while also presenting a vision for the future. Furthermore, it would be beneficial for JES to provide information on as many successful cases as possible, as well as provide a place where members can feel free to consult experts.

In the rapidly digitalized society, the low usability of services still exists as a problem. For Human Factors and Ergonomics （HFE） practitioners to be involved in design development, we need to specify appropriate communication and HFE outcomes in a cross-functional development system. This research issue proposes activities to improve the resolution of the uniqueness of HFE through reflection sharing of project management viewpoints and active dialogue with experts in other fields.

This report describes the role of public research institutes that provide technical support to local small and medium enterprises（SMEs）, and discusses future issues by identifying problems in ergonomics work through a questionnaire. As future measures to support local SMEs, we will discuss the need to promote the social implementation of ergonomic value creation, simplify the research ethics review, strengthen inter-regional cooperation, and diagnose ergonomics records for technical support to SMEs.

Generally, the healthcare workforce faces health problems caused by various factors. This research issue focuses on the health needs of the nursing workforce. It summarizes the knowledge on improving the working environment for healthcare workers and the actual health needs of nursing workforce. It also outlines the research issues that focus on Human Factors and Ergonomics（HFE） health needs of the nurses: 1） exhaustive grasping of their health needs, 2） conceptualization of system elements and their interactions, and 3） accumulation of knowledge on HFE measures based on health needs. To promote these issues, it is thus, necessary to comprehensively organize the health needs of healthcare professionals as HFE issues, promote cooperation and collaboration with healthcare facilities and related organizations, and develop research and practice, including practical applications.

Previous studies have found significant differences in muscle activity between novices and experts in various domains. However, there are few studies on quantitative evaluation methods for motor learning progress synchronized with movements. The purpose of this study was to provide a quantitative evaluation of motor learning proficiency. A device for surface electromyography with multiple points was developed. The electrodes are arranged in a grid pattern, allowing for the evaluation of a wide range of muscle activity. The experiment involved two taiko players: one inexperienced and one expert. The task was to play Japanese drums at a constant speed. Our hypothesis was that the information entropy could be reflected by efficiency of muscle activity in the unified way. Information entropy was calculated from the amplitude of each channel. Topographic maps were also plotted from the amplitudes. The results showed consistent differences between the expert and inexperienced. Expert subject had regular muscle activity, while inexperienced subject had irregular muscle activity. The study suggests that information entropy could provide a novel indicator of proficiency. The results suggest that it is possible to quantitatively evaluate the process of changing muscle activity through motor learning.