Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Chairman Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, HGPI Senior Manager Ms. Eri Yoshimura, and HGPI Manger Mr. Shunichiro Kurita spoke at the Nikkei Dementia Symposium 2020. The symposium was sponsored by Nikkei, Inc. and co-hosted by HGPI.

The content of the symposium will be covered in an upcoming special feature in the Nikkei.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the symposium was held in a hybrid format in which all attendees and some speakers participated over the internet.

Panel Discussion 1: “Dementia-Friendliness from the Perspective of Ordinary Citizens – How to Maintain Social Connections after the COVID-19 Pandemic Focusing on Community Development”

Panelists
Tsukasa Kobayashi (Director, Life Holdings Co., Ltd.)
Nobuto Hosaka (Mayor, Setagaya City)
Katsunori Kondo (Professor, Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University; Head, Department of Gerontological Evaluation, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology; Representative Director, the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) project)
Akio Kanazawa (Person with dementia; Former Councilman, Omuta City)

Moderator
Shunichiro Kurita (Manager, HGPI)

Panel Discussion 2: “Dementia-Friendliness from the Perspective of Ordinary Citizens – How to Ensure Comfortable Everyday Living after the COVID-19 Pandemic Focusing on Life at Home”

Panelists
Yuya Sato (Integra Japan Strategic Marketing Manager)
Yoriko Kubo (Condominium Business Group, DAIWA LIFENEXT CO., LTD.; Director, Condominium Mirai Value Research Institute and Business Promotion Department)
Soichiro Takashima (Mayor, Fukuoka City)
Masahiro Shigeta (Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The Jikei University School of Medicine)
Hiroshi Minami (Person with dementia; Member, DAYS BLG! Hachiouji)

Moderator
Eri Yoshimura (Senior Manager, HGPI)

Summary and Closing Remarks
Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, HGPI)