The Embassy of Japan organised the public lecture “The Grown-Up Lion and Aging Sun - Co-exploration of Next Frontier Beyond the Forefront of Economic Advancement-”by Mr Kosuke Motani on 20 March at the Japan Creative Centre. Mr Motani is Senior Advisor from the Development Bank of Japan Singapore.

Using various graphs and charts, Mr Motani explained that the growth of elderly population which Japan is now facing will also be a common problem for many other Asian countries in the future. He also provided some proposals to prepare for it. There were many questions asked by the participants during the Q & A session as well as during the tea session after the lecture.