The 20th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting
The 20th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies was held on Thursday, March 9 and Friday, March 10, 2023. The theme of the meeting was “Age of the 100-year Life - Living True to Yourself - In a Society Supporting Diversity” and vigorous discussions were held with the participation of representatives from social welfare, health organizations, ASEAN Secretariat, World Health Organization (WHO) related organizations, and International Labor Organization (ILO) from ASEAN countries.
A summary of the meeting is as follows.
【Outline】
●Date and Venue
Date: 9 March (THU), 15:00–19:00 JST, 10 March (FRI), 15:00–19:00 JST
Venue: Hybrid-Online (Zoom Webinar), Hibiya Kokusai Conference Square 8F
●Organizer
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the Government of Japan
●Participants
Day 1: 128 participants, Day 2: 108 participants
●Collaborators
The ASEAN Secretariat, WHO, International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Japan
●Keynote speaker and expert
- Mr. Akihiro Shukuri, Director, Employment Measures for the Elderly Divisions, Employment Security Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Ms. Yasuko Tamaki, Department of General Affairs, Assistant General Manager, Sunco Industries Co., Ltd
- Ms. Kinu Ikeda, Nurse, Ichishino No Sato, Centrair Co., Ltd
- Mr. Shinji Asano, Representative Director, Ichishino No Sato, Centrair Co., Ltd
- Mr. Arata Tachihara, Director, Office of Support For Balancing Treatment and Work, Industrial Safety and Health Department, Labour Standards Bureau. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Mr. Kazumasa Matsushita, CEO, Matsushita Industry Co., Ltd.
- Mr. Shinichi Takasaki, Director, ILO Office for Japan
- Mr. Yoshihiko Ono, Director, Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security, Attorney’s Associations
- Mr. Lluis Vinyals Torres, Coordinator for the Health Policy and Service Design in the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
- Mr. Kei Miyoshi, Counsellor for Policy Planning and Coordination, Director-General for General Policy and Evaluation, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Mr. Kouki Sugiura, Civics Teacher of Tokyo Metropolitan Igusa High School
- Dr. Hiromasa Okayasu, Director of Division of Healthy Environments and Populations in the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
【Program】
Day 1: 9 March (THU), 15:00–19:00 JST
Opening Ceremony
- Mr. Tokio Ozawa, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Rodora Turalde-Babaran, Director of Human Development Directorate, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department
Keynote Address 1
“Age of the 100-Year Life - Current State of Employment Measures for the Elderly” (Policy) (PDF:1MB)
- Mr. Akihiro Shukuri, Director, Employment Measures for the Elderly Divisions, Employment Security Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Lectures - Voices from the Field
- Ms. Yasuko Tamaki (Department of General Affairs, Assistant General Manager, Sunco Industries Co., Ltd)
- Ms. Kinu Ikeda (Nurse, Ichishino No Sato, Centrair Co., Ltd)
- Mr. Shinji Asano (Representative Director, Ichishino No Sato, Centrair Co., Ltd)
Keynote Address 2
“Support for Balancing Treatment and Work” （PDF:2MB)
- Mr. Arata Tachihara, Director, Office of Support For Balancing Treatment and Work, Industrial Safety and Health Department, Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Lecture - Voices from the Field
- Mr. Kazumasa Matsushita, CEO, Matsushita Industry Co., Ltd. （PDF:2MB)
Exchange of Ideas
Moderator
- Mr. Tokio Ozawa, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Presentations from ASEAN I
Moderator
- Mr. Tokio Ozawa, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Brunei Darussalam （PDF:713KB)
- Ms. Siti Munawwarah Awang Tarif
Cambodia （PDF:407KB)
- Mrs. Kimleang Ly
Indonesia （PDF:1MB)
- Mr. Supomo
Malaysia （PDF:17MB)
- Mrs. Siti Maizatul Akmalissa Mohd Taserip
- Ms. Rohana Mohamad
- Dr. Noraliza Noordin Merican
Myanmar （PDF:172KB)
- Ms. Yi Yi Shwe
Philippines
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jose Maria Soriano Batino
Thailand （PDF:488KB)
- Ms. Kaewjai Satchawetha
Viet Nam （PDF:160KB)
- Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Anh
Lao People’s Democratic Republic （PDF:1MB)
- Mr. Inthasone Thonephokham
Panel Discussion
The Reality of a Declining Population
- Mr. Shinichi Takasaki, Director, ILO Office for Japan
“How a Sharoushi (Labor and Social Security Attorney) performs catalytic function on implementing government policy”
- Mr. Yoshihiko Ono, Director, Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorney’s Associations
“Challenges of ageing in health financing in low- and middle-income countries” （PDF:417KB)
- Mr. Lluis Vinyals Torres, Coordinator for the Health Policy and Service Design in the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Day 1 Closing Address
- Mr. Tokio Ozawa, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Day 2: 10 March (FRI), 15:00–19:00 JST
Day 1 Review
- Mr. Tokio Ozawa, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Keynote Address 3
“Social Security Education for the Next Generations of Supporters of the Future” （PDF:3MB)
- Mr. Kei Miyoshi, Counsellor for Policy Planning and Coordination, Director-General for General Policy and Evaluation, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Presentations from ASEAN II
Brunei Darussalam （PDF:133KB)
- Ms. DK HJH NUR SATRI PG HAJI HASHIM
Cambodia （PDF:407KB)
- Mrs. Kimleang Ly
Indonesia （PDF:930KB)
- Mr. Supomo
Lao People’s Democratic Republic （PDF:1MB)
- Mrs. Khoutthavanh Ackkharath
Malaysia （PDF:14MB)
- Ms. Rohana Mohamad
Myanmar （PDF:1MB)
- Ms. July
Philippines （PDF:699KB)
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jose Maria Soriano Batino
Thailand （PDF:1MB)
- Ms. Kaewjai Satchawetha
Viet Nam （PDF:160KB)
- Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Anh
Lecture - Voices from the Field
“The Current State of Social Security Education in High Schools” （PDF:5MB)
- Mr. Kouki Sugiura, Civics Teacher of Tokyo Metropolitan Igusa High School
Exchange of Ideas
Moderator
- Mr. Tokio Ozawa, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Panel Discussion
“How a Sharoushi (Labor and Social Security Attorney) performs catalytic function on implementing government policy” （PDF:7MB)
- Mr. Yoshihiko Ono, Director, Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorney’s Associations
FAMILY HOPE PROGRAM/ PROGRAM KELUARGA HARAPAN (INDONESIA CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS/CCT)
- Dr. Hiromasa Okayasu, Director of Division of Healthy Environments and Populations in the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Closing Remarks from ASEAN Representative
- Rodora Turalde-Babaran, Socio-Cultural Community Department of the ASEAN Secretariat
Closing Address
- Mr. Tokio Ozawa, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Survey Aggregation & Discussion
Conclude Meeting, Recommendation Consultation
- Mr. Tokio Ozawa, Deputy Assistant Minister for International Policy Planning, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Karin Fukatani, Specialist for international collaboration, Office of Global Health Cooperation, International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
【Appendix】Background of the Meeting:
The ASEAN and Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies has been organized by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan since 2003. The purpose of the meeting is to enhance human resource development in health and social welfare areas, and to strengthen the Japan-ASEAN. This meeting has been recognized as a vital platform to support the ASEAN Plus Three (Japan, the People's This meeting has been recognized as a vital platform to support the ASEAN Plus Three (Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea) Health Ministers' Meetings as well as the ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meetings on Social Welfare and Development. Japan reports the outcome of the meeting to the ASEAN Plus Three Ministers' Meetings. Since 2011, MHLW has invited officials in charge of employment policies in addition to health and social welfare experts, with a view to promoting cooperation in these three related fields. Since 2011, MHLW has invited officials in charge of employment policies in addition to health and social welfare experts, with a view to promoting cooperation in these three related fields.
Past themes of the ASEAN and Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies
| The 1st Meeting | November 2003 | Human Resource Development for Social Welfare and Health Services |
| The 2nd Meeting | August 2004 | Development of Human Resources and Implications of Aging Societies |
| The 3rd Meeting | August 2005 | Health and Welfare Services for Children and People with Disabilities |
| The 4th Meeting | August 2006 | Support to Vulnerable People (Children and Women) |
| The 5th Meeting | August 2007 | Collaboration of Social Welfare and Health Services, and Development of Human Resources and Community -Community Services for the Elderly |
| The 6th Meeting | September 2008 | Healthy Next Generation: - Strengthening Joint Collaboration between Health and Social Welfare |
| The 7th Meeting | August 2009 | Towards an Inclusive Society -Strengthening the collaboration between social welfare, health and medical systems for Children with Disabilities-. |
| The 8th Meeting | August 2010 | Poverty alleviation with a focus on vulnerable people - through strengthening collaboration between the social welfare and health services |
| The 9th Meeting | October 2011 | Human resource development in the sectors of welfare and health -with a focus on capacity building of service providers and employability promotion of vulnerable people- |
| The 10th Meeting | October 2012 | Caring Societies for the Socially Vulnerable Suffering after Natural Disaster |
| The 11th Meeting | December 2013 | Active Aging |
| The 12th Meeting | December 2014 | Resilient Communities for Active Aging |
| The 13th Meeting | October 2015 | People-Centered Disaster Risk Reduction and Restoration |
| The 14th Meeting | November 2016 | Facilitating the participation and improvement for the accessibility for those who need a social support |
| The 15th Meeting | October 2017 | Healthy Development of Children for Future Generations |
| The 16th Meeting | December 2018 | Promoting Inclusive Society Through Empowering Children and Youth and Alleviating Poverty |
| The 17th Meeting | December 2019 | Health and Active Ageing towards an Inclusive Society |
| The 18th Meeting | October 2020 | "Promoting an inclusive society for the children's future -Focusing on support for children with developmental disorders Focusing on support for children with developmental disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families-" |
| The 19th Meetin | December 2021 | Approaches to maintaining mental wellbeing in response to COVID-19 |
