TY - THES ID - 136989010 TI - Vergrijzing in Japan : Window of Opportunity? AU - Denissen, Hannah AU - Vanoverbeke, Dimitri. AU - Peeters, Nicholas AU - KU Leuven. Faculteit Letteren. Opleiding Master in de taal- en regiostudies. Japanologie PY - 2014 PB - Leuven : K.U. Leuven. Faculteit Letteren DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136989010 AB - Since several decades ago 'aging' has been appearing more frequently as a discussion topic in Japan. At present, the phenomenon has spread itself worldwide. The country, that has the 'privilege' of being named as 'forerunner of the ageing society' is surprisingly enough Japan. The ageing process in Japan has developed at a rather quick pace, therefore placing Japan in the top three 'countries with oldest population' (an average of 84 years) and as number one in largest percentage of elderly (25.1%).The Japanese government has already taken some measures to approach the phenomenon. However, because of a lack of 'performance', the policy hasn't given many efficient results to Japanese society. ER -