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
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...
by carterjmrn | Sep 3, 2021 | Ageing and Generations, Changing World of Work
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...
by carterjmrn | Aug 19, 2021 | Ageing and Generations, Carter Group Viewpoints
CarterJMRN has been tracking daily social media use among the general public aged 16-69 via our Japan Consumer Sentiment Survey since 2017. In our latest wave in 2021 we found that the most frequently used platform was LINE at 48%, followed by YouTube at 44% and...