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...Nonagenarians like Okamura are hardly unusual in today's graying Japan, where 20.2% of the population is older than 65 - the world's highest proportion of that demographic. But few of Okamura's peers are as healthy as he is, and as the proportion of elderly in Japan increases - it could reach 40% by 2052 - the health care costs could be crippling. Japan's low birthrate means that the large families that once took care of aged parents as a matter of course are now rare, and overburdened Japanese households are increasingly turning to the state for help. But with...
...care and checkups; when they become homebound, a team of nurses and physical therapists are available for house calls. An hour or so of home care burns fewer resources than a day in the hospital, Saito points out, and it's the option preferred by his elderly patients. "In Japan, people want to die on a tatami floor at home," says Saito, with characteristic directness. "We should meet that desire. And it's less costly for society...
...craft a pact that will be acceptable to all major carbon emitters, including the U.S. and China, even if that means going for the lowest common denominator. After all, a global pact on restricting carbon-gas emissions will only work if it has the biggest emitters on board. Japan's objective is to craft a middle way that can bridge the gap between those who signed on to Kyoto and those who didn't. So, don't expect Prime Minister Abe to tell Bush that he needs to start hanging the White House laundry...
...Monday Japan repeated its performance with India, the world's other fast-growing carbon emitter, pledging to help New Delhi improve energy efficiency...
...Japan's technical expertise is unquestioned, but its corporations have generally been reluctant to share their secrets - especially with potential competitors in countries such as China - and so far there's little evidence that Tokyo will be leaning hard on the private sector. The country also has its own environmental problems - with its long-dormant economy back in gear, carbon emissions are rising fast, and Japan will be hard-pressed to meet the Kyoto targets that were negotiated in its backyard. "Japan is moving in a very troublesome direction," says Mie Asaoka, an activist with the Kyoto-based environmental group...