Dominic Carter
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If they fall over, they can't. But it was very hard to get their cooperation.
If they fall over, they can't. But it was very hard to get their cooperation.
In Australia, yeah. I have four brothers and sisters and they're still in Australia and I'm the only one in Japan. I just looked at their experience and I thought, you've got to be better than this. I wanted to be better than this when I'm the same age as well. Because when we think about aging, yes, we want to help our parents, but we're also thinking of ourselves as well. You do, yeah.
In Australia, yeah. I have four brothers and sisters and they're still in Australia and I'm the only one in Japan. I just looked at their experience and I thought, you've got to be better than this. I wanted to be better than this when I'm the same age as well. Because when we think about aging, yes, we want to help our parents, but we're also thinking of ourselves as well. You do, yeah.
And I'm thinking like when I'm in my mid-70s, I think these are the types of solutions that would be great to have around. And I certainly hope that I'll be able to access those and I'll have the capacity to help myself in a way.
And I'm thinking like when I'm in my mid-70s, I think these are the types of solutions that would be great to have around. And I certainly hope that I'll be able to access those and I'll have the capacity to help myself in a way.
But very much looking at my parents' journey and all of the issues that they've had, I thought, yeah, this is an area of business where we can actually really, of course, there's a huge opportunity in a market like Japan. And Japan's not the only aging market, but it is the oldest market. So I'm 50, but the median age in Japan is 50. So half the population is over 50.
But very much looking at my parents' journey and all of the issues that they've had, I thought, yeah, this is an area of business where we can actually really, of course, there's a huge opportunity in a market like Japan. And Japan's not the only aging market, but it is the oldest market. So I'm 50, but the median age in Japan is 50. So half the population is over 50.
30% of the population is over 65. The size of the market is massive and aging people in Japan do tend to have more financial resources. than younger people, interestingly. So it's a big business opportunity in that sense, and there's a lot of interest in it globally.
30% of the population is over 65. The size of the market is massive and aging people in Japan do tend to have more financial resources. than younger people, interestingly. So it's a big business opportunity in that sense, and there's a lot of interest in it globally.
From the point of view of being able to work on projects that have a genuine positive impact for people, I think it's something that we can also feel very good about as well, because the products that we're working with really do help improve people's quality of life.
From the point of view of being able to work on projects that have a genuine positive impact for people, I think it's something that we can also feel very good about as well, because the products that we're working with really do help improve people's quality of life.
Yes, it's very hard and we can't really move faster than the user in that respect. So I think if we project out into the future, I think you and I will be very open to technology and every way that can benefit us as we age. But our parents there, it's in a sense, it is a little bit too late for them. There are certain, if we look at When I say too late, I mean too late for them to fully embrace.
Yes, it's very hard and we can't really move faster than the user in that respect. So I think if we project out into the future, I think you and I will be very open to technology and every way that can benefit us as we age. But our parents there, it's in a sense, it is a little bit too late for them. There are certain, if we look at When I say too late, I mean too late for them to fully embrace.
There are some people who do, but they're the minority. At the same time, there's a philosophy, I think, especially in Japan, where people think aging is a natural process. So these deteriorations that we face over time, they're actually natural. We accept them.
There are some people who do, but they're the minority. At the same time, there's a philosophy, I think, especially in Japan, where people think aging is a natural process. So these deteriorations that we face over time, they're actually natural. We accept them.
So anything that's like too extreme of an intervention or it's helping too much is in danger of being rejected because it doesn't really fit in with people's philosophy and their way of thinking and Frankly, people prefer other people to look after them. And aging people in Japan still have people to look after them.
So anything that's like too extreme of an intervention or it's helping too much is in danger of being rejected because it doesn't really fit in with people's philosophy and their way of thinking and Frankly, people prefer other people to look after them. And aging people in Japan still have people to look after them.
Because the baby Burmese who are the biggest, or have been in the past the biggest, the biggest portion of the population in Japan. They have children and the children, there are enough people to look after the baby boomers. For people who are our age, like Gen X, you could think of them being, there's a generation bulge in there called the baby dunkai.
Because the baby Burmese who are the biggest, or have been in the past the biggest, the biggest portion of the population in Japan. They have children and the children, there are enough people to look after the baby boomers. For people who are our age, like Gen X, you could think of them being, there's a generation bulge in there called the baby dunkai.