Online lecture Prof. Taichi Ono: The Sustainability of Elderly Care in Japan

How does Japan deal with a super-aging society, and the sustainability of elderly care? And how do older people in Japan experience the COVID-19 crisis? On Thursday 20 January 2022, we hosted an online lecture exploring these questions and comparing the situation in Japan with The Netherlands. Professor Taichi Ono of the Japanese National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) shared his views on the organization and challenges of Japanese elderly care and how Japanese elderly people are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Tineke Abma, executive director of Leyden Academy, introduced both topics from a Dutch perspective. There was also plenty of room for questions and discussion with the 25 participants, divided evenly from Japan and The Netherlands.