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May/June 2025 Issue

May/June 2025 Issue

Aging in East Asia & Southeast Asia– Opportunities & Challenges

Publisher's Note
Asia's Aging Population
By Masakazu Toyoda
Exclusive Interview -Leaders in Japan No.8
Prof. Keizo Takemi, Former minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
The Future of Healthcare Reform in Japan
By Kazumasa Oguro
Cover Lead
Aging in East Asia & Southeast Asia– Opportunities & Challenges
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Cover Story 1
Roundtable on the Challenges Facing Asia’s Aging Societies (April 2, 2025)
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 2
Betwixt the Silver & Shadow Economies: Evidence from & Policy Recommendations for the Residential Care Industry in Thailand
By Orawan Nugprachaya, Poowin Bunyavejchewin, Chaiwat Meesanthan & Katamon Thepsida
Cover Story 3
Aging in Asia: Overcoming Challenges & Shaping a Vibrant Future
By Rahimah Ibrahim
Cover Story 4
Issues & Challenges of the Aging Society in South Korea
By Insill Yi
Cover Story 5
Impact on Employment Patterns of Elderly Men Who Provide Nursing Care: Focusing on Occupational Status Just Before Age 60
By Tomohiko Moriyama
Special Article
Trump 2.0 Unprecedented High Tariffs Policy & Responsive Navigation of East Asian Economies
By Choong Yong Ahn
Special Interview
Interview with Dr. Peter Turchin, project leader at the Complexity Science-Hub-Vienna, Research Associate at the University of Oxford, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Connecticut
Turchin’s End Times Offers New Perspective on “Political Disintegration” in the West
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Economic Indicators for Japan
Are Japanese Corporate Profits Strong?
By Nobuo Iizuka
Contents
Aging in East Asia & Southeast Asia– Opportunities & Challenges
Back Cover
Aging in East Asia & Southeast Asia– Opportunities & Challenges

【Next Issue】 Our next issue in July/August 2025 will feature the theme of “Global Supply Chain Resilience – Trade Rules & Trade Roles”. We will highlight the problem of supply chains faced with the risk of disruption from the superpowers’ struggle for hegemony, and look at the WTO as a potential savior by strengthening the resilience of global supply chains. Our next issue will be published on our website on July 10, 2025.

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