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Abstract
This article discusses Japan's long-term care (LTC) from the perspective of balancing the provision and financing of care. Specifically, this article provides an overview of the long-term care insurance (LTCI) system in Japan and analyzes the current state of Japan's LTC with current statistical data as to whether the supply meets the demand for care by frail elders and their families.
Acknowledgments
This article was presented at a symposium on long-term care in Asia for the 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Hong Kong. Thanks to the organizer, Terry Lum and symposium panel. We also thank our two anonymous reviewers for taking their time to provide insightful and critical comments, which improved our article.