by carterjmrn | Dec 9, 2021 | Age-Tech Japan, Ageing and Generations
With right at 30% of its population aged over 65, Japan represents the largest global market for ageing-related technologies. And with the proportion of over 65s headed to around 40% by 2050, the addressable market is only set to expand. Recent surveys conducted by...
by carterjmrn | Dec 1, 2021 | Age-Tech Japan
KOBE CITY’S AGE-TECH ELDERCARE TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION AND PROMOTION PROGRAM CREATES WIN-WIN FOR BOTH SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL AGE-TECH COMPANIES Dominic Carter, CEO of The Carter Group / Japan Market Resource Network, shares the latest on a great opportunity...
by carterjmrn | Sep 28, 2021 | Ageing and Generations, Changing World of Work, Japan Mega Trends, Super Aged Society
In Japanese culture, it is said that each person has an ikigai (生き甲斐, pronounced ee-kee-guy), or “path to life fulfilment” or “purpose for being.” Four foundational life components come together to create ikigai: passion, vocation, profession,...
by carterjmrn | Sep 3, 2021 | Ageing and Generations, Japan Mega Trends, Super Aged Society
Our Japan Consumer Sentiment Survey carried out in March 2021 indicates that Japanese of all generations are looking to increase the quality and quantity of engagement they have with people from other generations. Unsurprisingly, this feeling is strongest...
by carterjmrn | Sep 3, 2021 | Ageing and Generations, Changing World of Work, Japan Mega Trends
By now, some readers will have heard of the Japanese concept of ‘ikigai’ that is becoming popularized by bloggers and life-advisors in western countries. Like so many words in Japanese, it is somewhat vague and legitimately translatable in a range of ways. Essentially...
