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Special feature: Japan
 — leaders in longevity
Author(s)Jonathan Stevens
Journal titleAARP International: The Journal, vol 11, 2018
PublisherAARP, 2018
Pagespp 1-155 (whole issue)
Sourcehttp://aarpinternational@aarp.org
KeywordsAgeing process ; Longevity ; Japan.
AnnotationThis year's edition of the journal, which marks AARP's 60th anniversary, includes a special feature on ageing and longevity in Japan . Topics covered include: Japan's thriving ageing population; convenience stores and older shoppers; animal therapy for seniors using a companion robot (PARO); the Kotoen intergenerational model of caring for seniors; beauty care for older people; age-friendly Akita City; older residents in Fukuoka; food and nutrition and older people. Includes two feature articles looking at a day in the life of an octogenarian woman and a septuagenarian man. Concludes with a short pictorial section entitled `Thoughts and images from Japan' including an introduction by a leading Japanese expert on ageing. (JL).
Accession NumberCPA-180406209 A
ClassmarkBG: BGA: 7DT

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