Longevity and health perspectives in Japan's aging society

In the context of Japan's rapidly aging society, where individuals aged 65 and older comprise 29% of the population, medical professionals and authors are sharing perspectives on longevity and healthy living.

Dr. Keiko Amano, an 84-year-old active physician, emphasizes the importance of sex-specific medicine. She highlights that men and women experience diseases and medication efficacy differently. Amano, the founder of the Japan Society of Sex-Specific Medicine, advocates for the newly established Center for Women's Health within the National Center for Child Health and Development to advance research into female-specific health issues.

Writer Chiyo Uno, who lived to age 98, shared a psychological approach to aging. She practiced a method of not verbalizing physical ailments like fatigue or pain to avoid dwelling on them mentally. Her philosophy focused on maintaining a positive spirit, such as mimicking the vitality of nature, and treating illness by resting when the body signals a need for recovery.