Japan’s Social Security System and National Dementia Policy

Japan’s National Dementia Policy has been based on the national social security system and has evolved along with other related strategies.

A look at the National Dementia Policy and the general social security system will elucidate the present and future perspectives in Japan.   Please visit the links provided below for the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the Japan Health Policy NOW (JHPN) and the Global Policy Institute (HPGI) for details.

Social Security Policy in Japan

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/hokabunya/shakaihoshou/index.html 

DEMENTIA POLICY IN JAPAN

http://japanhpn.org/en/1-2/

Introducing the Framework for Promoting Dementia Care

https://hgpi.org/en/lecture/column-4.html