Japan's health care system isn't keeping up with working seniors

Much more investment needed to keep over-65s economically productive

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The opening match in the new Soccer For Life over-80 division in Tokyo in April: Soon, more than 100,000 Japanese will be 100 years old or older.  © Reuters

Andrew M Saidel is president and CEO of Dynamic Strategies Asia, a business development and investment strategy consultancy based in Washington.

By almost any measure, Japanese health care has been a spectacular success, producing some of the world's longest life spans for men and women and the lowest infant mortality rate around, all at a very low cost to users.

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