BEIJING -- China is preparing to send students to Japan to learn how the country handles nursing care for the elderly as its own population ages rapidly.
Beijing hopes to gain public support by improving the lives of the elderly

An elderly care facility in Japan: The Chinese government is eager to learn from Japan's experience in dealing with an aging society. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
BEIJING -- China is preparing to send students to Japan to learn how the country handles nursing care for the elderly as its own population ages rapidly.