# Insight Japan #### “Among people over the age of 75, those who wish to die will be supported by the government. Contact us today” In 2025, the baby boomers and tankai generation, who have driven Japanese society, will become senior citizens at the age of 75. 33% of Japanese citizens will be in the elderly group in 2 years. Japan is on the verge of an unprecedented super-aging society. "There is an absolute shortage of hospitals and nursing facilities to prepare for this problem. Also, due to population decline, there is a shortage of medical staff. There are too many waiting lists for inexpensive elderly care facilities operated by local governments. It is estimated that 30,000 people will die in isolation every year in the future. There was also a need for social system transformation.” Professor Kouki Tsuruoka of the Japan University of Social Work's Welfare Management Research Institute said as above while he explained the background of home medical care coming to the forefront of the Japanese medical system ahead of 2025.

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Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it is leading the 'Medical Device Industry Vision 2024' and promoting high added value in the medical device industry, and is focusing on expanding the development of digital medical devices that combine sensors and AI as part of the plan. The major fields of digital health in the Japanese market are diverse across the entire health care and treatment cycle (prevention, examination, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and nursing). This field includes wearable devices, software medical devices (SaMD), telehealth, and healthcare IT. Recently, as the distribution of wearable devices and smartphones has expanded, the distribution of personalized medical diagnosis and treatment services through image diagnosis support using AI and smartphone apps is increasing. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://en.docs.irischain.io/iris-chain/iris-in-japan/insightjapan.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.