Summary
The 23rd ASEAN & Japan High-Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
The 23rd ASEAN & Japan High-Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies was held from 28th to 30th October 2025. This meeting was co-organized by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). Under the theme of "Sustainable Support for Ageing Populations," lively discussions were conducted among high-level officials from the health, social welfare and labour sectors of Japan and ASEAN Member States as well as partners and other participants, and recommendations for future initiatives and actions were adopted. In addition, joint discussions and site visit were organized in conjunction with the Country Coordinator Knowledge Exchange and Training of the ASEAN Center for Active Ageing and Innovation (ACAI), and a joint statement was adopted, affirming a commitment to steadily advancing the creation and enhancement of a society that promotes active ageing.
The outline of the meeting is as follows:
Overview
＜Date and Venue＞
Date: 28th (Tue) – 30th (Thu) October 2025
Venue: Hotel Nikko Narita (Narita City, Chiba Prefecture)
＜Participants＞
- Japan
- ASEAN Member States: high-level officials from the health, social welfare and labour sectors (Brunei Darussalam, Kingdom of Cambodia, Republic of Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Republic of the Philippines, Kingdom of Thailand, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
- Observer country: People’s Republic of China
- Co-organizer: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
- Partners:
ASEAN Secretariat
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific
International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Japan
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
ASEAN Center for Active Ageing and Innovation (ACAI)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS)
Chiba Prefecture
Narita City
- Experts
- General audiences
＜Theme＞
Sustainable Support for Ageing Populations
＜Recommendations＞
Recommendations（PDF:204KB）
＜Joint Statement＞
Joint Statement（PDF:38KB）
*Program outlines (including schedule overview and speech and presentation materials) will be posted later.