William Bishop

Asian Aging: Japan’s Unique Demographics

Source: UDESA, 2009

Asia Population in age groups 1950 to 2050

Source: Handbook of Asian Aging. Edited by H. Yoon and J. Hendricks, 2010

Rapid Aging

Rate of Aging: Asia in Overdrive

Japan 24 20

Germany 40 57

U.K. 46 81

Italy 61 44

France 126 77

China 25 18

S. Korea 18 19

7%-14% 10%-20%Number of Years to Reach

Source: The Impacts of Population, Aging & Decline in Japan: Demographic Prospects & Policy Implications, Noriko Tsuya, Professor, Dept. of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Japan has 10 to 15 year lead on developed countries and a 20 to 30 year lead on emerging economies

Source: OECD

Japan’s Silver Economy Takes Flight

Source: http://rakoo.hubpages.com/hub/AdultDiaperFashion

Don’t forget to diaper doggie!

Healthcare: Driver for a New Economy

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Source: Daily Yomiuri, March 3, 2013

Source: www.medical-excellence-japan.org, 2013

Source: Guardian, 2010

Source: iPS Academia Japan, Inc., 2013

Source: The Yomiuri Shimbun, February 23, 2013Source: Ogawa et al, Nihon University Population Research Institute, 2009

Japan’s Unique Demographics

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Source: http://www.gapminder.org/

Income per person (GDP/capita, PPP$ inflation-adjusted)

Bubble Size: 2011 GDP (PPP$)

S. Korea

Indonesia

Australia