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The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG) was reformed to an independent administrative agency on April 1st, 2010.
Our precedent organization was originally established on March 1st, 2004 as a national center for geriatrics and gerontology by the Japanese government. The purpose of the establishment is to create a research organization to address health and social issues stemming from the rapid aging of the population.
Japan is now experiencing an increase of people aged from 65 years an above (23.1% in 2010) with an average life expectancy for females at the age of 86.44 years and for males 79.59 years, while many other countries are rapidly following these figures.
Today, the world community as a whole is facing with ever-growing aging problems in its society, unparallel to previous standards. Therefore questions like what will be happening in Japan in the future and what Japan will do to cope with such unprecedented status are attracting worldwide attention.
Although WHO has suggested that the Japanese health care system is currently one of the best systems worldwide, the radical reforms within the system are required due to its inadequacy to sustain a healthy and active aging society in the future.
Modern society has already experienced various changes due to growing age. Although there is a positive side, they shall make us feel anxious for the future, as the negative aspects seem to be increasing. In order to achieve the ideals mentioned in our website, we intend to create a health care system for the elderly and develop a society where people will feel happy to live longer. Though the combined and mutual efforts of our hospital and research institute, NCGG tries to employ adequate measures to ensure all the above.
On one hand, our center is an independent administrative agency; on the other hand, it is also an organization that has been funded and subsidized by the national government and the taxpayers, hence the title “national” on its organizational name. It is also needless to say that our facility belongs to the people, and is maintained in order to “return” our research findings and results to the nation. While all our staff members are committed to achieving our mission, we cordially would like to ask for your warm and constructive criticism, which will encourage us to excel further.
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Shin-ichi Ohshima
President
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