by carterjmrn | Jun 19, 2023 | Ageing and Generations, Aging Technology, Carter Group Viewpoints
The Power of Seniors in Business Japan is known for having the world’s largest aging population, and this demographic group is becoming more important for businesses. In particular, seniors are a significant consumer group that spends more than younger...
by carterjmrn | Dec 15, 2022 | Age-Tech Japan, Ageing and Generations, Carter Group Viewpoints
Developing tech-enabled products and services that assist us as we age is a relatively new frontier. However, the vision of a world where people in advanced years can meaningfully participate in society and overcome the physical and cognitive challenges of age is...
by carterjmrn | Jan 12, 2022 | Ageing and Generations, Aging Technology
With more than 34 million people over the age of 65, Japan is the oldest country in the world, and it already feels the effects that many countries will experience in the upcoming decades. In this episode, I spoke with Debbie Howard from the Carter...
by carterjmrn | Dec 9, 2021 | Ageing and Generations, Aging Technology
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 | Sep 28, 2021 | Ageing and Generations, Changing World of Work
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
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...