Date : January 20, 2017
News Reports by Participants: Wakabadai Apartment Complex Press Tour
post date : 2017.03.28
The tour visited Wakabadai Danchi [apartment complex], located in Asahi ward in the northwest of Yokohama, and covered a large-scale apartment complex dealing with population decline and super-aging and its initiatives to make the danchi appealing to young residents. These initiatives are being worked on together by residents, NPOS, the management company, and the local government.
This tour was sponsored by Yokohama City, with planning cooperation by the FPCJ. Twelve journalists from eleven media outlets participated in the tour, from China, Taiwan, South Korea, the UAE, England, France, Denmark and the USA.
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Click here for the tour report
Click here for a log of real-time updates from during the tour
Asia Today (South Korea / Newspaper)
Article January 27, 2017
Title: 건물도 주민도 나이든 일본 아파트, 독거사 제로에 도전
http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20170124010015223
SBS (South Korea / TV)
Video February 11, 2017
Title: """인구 감소·노령화 막아라""…日 '공동체 강화' 실험
출처" http://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1004038063
Europe 1 (France / Radio)
Sound February 24, 2017
Title: Le Japon, son 3ème… son 4ème… son 5ème âge !!
http://www.europe1.fr/emissions/carnets-du-monde/les-carnets-du-monde-sophie-larmoyer-240217-2987393
Kristeligt Dagblad(Denmark/ Newspaper)
Article April 3, 2017
Title: Japanske kvinder skaber liv i anonym boligblok: Det er usundt for ældre at spise alene