Japan’s Demographic Trend — Aging — Inspires New Technology

I strongly suspect that my Blogging colleague Becky Morgan, who embraces new technology, will approve.  As detailed in the New York Time’s business section, Japan’s leadership position in a surprising market sector– as the nation with the highest percentage of older citizens — has inspired innovation:

Japan is an incubator of aging…. Twenty-five percent of its population, or 33 million people, are age 65 or older, more than double the global average.

 

IBM, Apple and Japan Post Group, a giant postal service, bank and insurer, declared on Thursday that they were joining to deliver a new technology service to the fast-growing market of older Japanese adults. The service involves equipping Japan’s silver generation with iPads loaded with software apps to help them communicate with family and friends, monitor their health, and buy goods and services.

For more read Apple, IBM and Japan Post See Profit in the Old-Age Market