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The Documentary: Japan: New Ways to Grow Old: Japan: New Ways to Grow - Part Two

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27/02/2018 GMT

Japan: New Ways to Grow - Part Two

Japan: New Ways to Grow Old

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Japan: New Ways to Grow Old, Japan: New Ways to Grow - Part Two

The novel ideas for senior housing and social care emerging in Japan

Could living in a home designed to deliberately demand more effort from you each day help you stay fitter and more alert in your later years? And could people living with dementia be better integrated in the community through work? Aki Maruyama Leggett examines some of the novel ideas for senior housing and social care emerging in Japan.

Producer: Mukti Jain Campion

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The Documentary: Japan: New Ways to Grow Old

In Japan, the fastest-ageing society in the world, we explore surprising and innovative ideas for living better in old age.

Japan has the fastest ageing society in the world with more than a quarter of its population over the age of 65. In this 2-part series Toshiko Katayose and Aki Maruyama Leggett explore surprising and innovative Japanese ideas for living better in old age.

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