Sakura Chan

Sakura Chan is an app to protect those that are vulnerable and in need of help, whether its a reminder to take a medication or drink water or to remind others to respect personal space and human rights.

She helps remind people of the value of drinking the right amount of water in their lives, setting an amount you wish to drink each day then reminding you and tracking your progress. This is particularly important for the Elderly in Summer with numerous death each year from heat exhaustion and dehydration. As Doctors, many illness we see each day occur from poor hydration.

She also helps the patients of Sakura Family Clinic by reminding them what medications to take and when, so they get the best treatment while enjoying their holiday abroad.

Sakura Chan also can act as a strong face for women and children that are too shy or embarrassed to say what they are thinking when someone is bullying or harassing them physically, or sexually, on a train or in a park or on the street. When pressing the ‘Help’ button she will present a face you select  from calm, to very angry and provide a message to the offender such as “Please Stop” or “What your doing is wrong”. The offender is able to see and read the Sakura Chans message and if they do not respect the request she records their face and activity and provides a time and GPS stamp on the video recording. The recording is immediately sent once your finger is removed from the help button to the iCloud for iPhone, or to a predetermined email address for Android. The video can be access at a later date to notify the appropriate authorities that someone needs to be reminded that this behaviour is not appropriate in Modern Japan. 

Sakura Chan wants to help young people or those feeling vulnerable. Her dream is make Japan proud of her strong spirit and to help educate and change behaviour toward others, especially women as Japan gets ready to host the 2020 Olympic games and with the rise of strong women in politics and government, showing the way forward.