Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
Vice Chancellor Flauvis Lilly of the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) in the U.S.A. and members of the student inspection and training program majoring in gerontology visited the prefectural office. The state of Maryland and the prefecture have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of life sciences as well as a friendship partnership. When I visited the state in October last year, I heard about the establishment of this training program from Vice Chancellor Lilly and others, and this visit to Japan was a realization.
During the interview, I explained the prefecture's initiatives, etc., and then exchanged opinions. People from the University of Maryland expressed their sympathy for the concept of "Kanagawa for Vibrant Inochi - Vibrant INOCHI -" and talked about the role of government in promoting healthy aging.
In the training program, in order to learn advanced cases in Japan, which has become a super-aging society, we plan to visit universities and facilities in the prefecture that are engaged in initiatives related to aging over a period of about two weeks. In the future, we would like to continue to communicate our prefecture's healthcare and new frontier policy initiatives through such opportunities for opinion exchanges and inspections, and to collaborate with related organizations.
Read the full account on the Kanagawa Prefecture Government's website.