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In Japan,
free or almost free provision of extended health care further than in the US
system or even the UK system. Health care is relatively cheap consuming only
about 7 % of GDP as compared with 14 % in the US and 10% on average in some
developed countries. The Japanese Ministry of
Health, Labour and Welfare has stated, "We are at the Door to the Super Aged
Society. By the middle of the 21st Century every 1/3 Japanese people is
expected to reach 65 years old or older. We aim at making this super aged
society that no other country in the world had experienced a society where
all people can live healthy life comfortably with peace in mind."
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