Japan keen to tap China's soaring nursing care demand

 19-Nov-16, Nikkei Asian Review 

The Japanese government is teaming up with domestic health care companies to gauge demand in China for new nursing care services and equipment in a bid to expand sales channels.

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Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry has awarded a contract to a handful of companies to carry out a health care technology and service facilitation project in China:

• Nichiigakkan, Japan's largest nursing care provider
• Hospital bed maker Paramount Bed
• Wheelchair maker Kawamura Cycle
• P2P Bank, a Tokyo-based developer of programs that help curb dementia

The government aims to kick-start exports of nursing care services through experimental projects in China, where the market is expected to grow.

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