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According to UN report, population aging is one of the problems the world has to confront with by 2050. Being the two big countries in Asia, Japan is one of the fastest aging countries in the world, while China is getting “old but not rich”. China and Japan are both facing population aging issues, which will cause great effect on the economic and social development in both countries. Despite population aging will be a common global issue in the future, yet countries like China and Japan are at different stages of their development. Therefore, strengthening exchanges and mutual learning in the areas of coping with aging society issues will prove to be quite important for both countries in years to come.
China Development Institute (CDI), a think tank located in Southern China, will host an online webinar on "Sino-Japan Dialogue on Population Aging and Countermeasures". The event aims to gather experts and scholars from China and Japan to debate on how aging issue affects the economy, with a focus on policies and coping measures, comparisons and mutual learning in the field of population aging between China and Japan, in a bid to build capacity for addressing population aging and promoting economic and social sustainability of the two countries.
Time: 14:30-17:00, 14 April, 2022 (GMT+8, Beijing Time)
14:30-15:45 Population aging and social security system for the elderly
So far, China has formed basic elderly insurance system and medical insurance system, while a long-term care and insurance system has also been piloted across the country. Japan has a well-performed pension system for the elderly, and also with nursing institutions for the aged boasting refined management and services. What obstacles do China and Japan still face in improving their own social security systems for the elderly in the future? How to strengthen knowledge sharing and mutual learning between the two countries for better governance of aging society?
Moderator
LIANG Chunxiao, Director of Research Centre on Aging Society, China Pangoal Institute
Speakers
YAO Yang, President, China National School of Development
KOJIMA Katsuhisa, Director of Department of Information Collection and Analysis, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
LIN Bao, Director, Department of Elderly Care and Security Research, Chinese Academy of Social Science
KITAO Sagiri, Senior Research Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
KOMAMURA Kohei, Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japan
15:45-17:00 Innovation and development of aging industry
At present, China's aging industry is at a stage of rapid development fueled by broad market, while the Japanese government and enterprises have accumulated valuable experience over many years of practice. How can China and Japan carry out effective cooperation in aging industry projects and draw on each other’s strengths in terms of institutional construction, product R&D, and professional training? How to strengthen exchanges in the innovation of emerging technology, which promotes the development of smart aging industry both in China and Japan?
Moderator
GUO Wanda, Executive Vice President of CDI
Speakers
OBI Toshio, Director of Institute of e-Government, Waseda University
LIANG Chunxiao, Director of Research Centre on Aging Society, China Pangoal Institute
ASATO Wako, Professor of Social Science, Kyoto University
WANG Mei, Director of the Centre for Public Policy and Social Governance, CDI
YIN Ting, Professor of Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
