Japanese Health Care and an Aging Population
Japan has the highest percentage of elderly people in the world: more than a quarter of its population is age 65 or older. However, Japanese citizens spend less on health care (4th among the G7 countries), have fewer doctors (the fewest among the G7 countries), and live longer than American citizens. In his lecture, Takakazu Yamagishi will discuss the history of the Japanese health care system and analyze the current problems Japan faces.
Yamagishi is a professor in global liberal studies at Nanzan University in Nagoya. He received his PhD in political science from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include American politics, Japanese politics and comparative public policy, with a primary focus on health policy. His major publications include "War and Health Insurance Policy in Japan and the United States" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011).