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How to get ageing populations to invest in their health

Elderly and middle-aged people exercise with wooden dumbbells during a health promotion event to mark Japan's "Respect for the Aged Day" at a temple in Tokyo's Sugamo district, an area popular among the Japanese elderly, Japan, September 18, 2017.   REUTERS/Toru Hanai - RC1C6F246290

In 2060, over-65s will account for 38% of Japan's population Image: REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Kazumi Nishikawa
Director, Information Technology Industry Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
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