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The Business of Aging

New solutions for an aging society

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Woman preparing lunch at Trunami shelter in Mikayo after the 2011 Japanese Tsunami — TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images

Hiroyuki Murata, Professor of Smart Ageing International Research Center at Tohoku University in Japan, speaks with Mike Cuthbert about the problems aging societies face.

See also: The world is growing older.

As a pioneer of “active aging” in Japan, Murata believes one solution to building a stronger social security system is to create profitable businesses that are not only useful to those over 65, but would also generate revenue to support social security.

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