Dr. Masaharu Sako

Assistant Director at Setagaya Memorial Hospital, Director of Recovery Rehabilitation Center

Theme

The role of Japan in a super-aging society

Profile

Available in Japanese only.

Description

How can the elderly with disabilities stay active in society and maintain their lifestyle without shutting themselves in? By learning to live with illness and disabilities, building a medical support system to develop their abilities as best they can, and creating an optimum environment to support their social activities. Dr. Sako believes Japan’s role is to develop a local model to implement these solutions and spread it across the country and throughout Asia. He will introduce the cutting edge of rehabilitation care, local rehabilitation systems, and urban development.

Transcript

Available in Japanese only.