First Industry Association in Life Support & Identity Guarantee Sector, 'Zenshukyo', to Host Elderly Support Provider Forum (April 15, 2026)
The Japan Elderly Support Provider Association (Zenshukyo), founded by Akarishoh, will hold its first industry forum on April 15, 2026, to discuss future policies, membership, and government cooperation. The event features speakers from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and a panel on supporting elderly individuals without relatives, addressing the growing need for services due to single elderly households.
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Akarishoh, serving as the founding management company, and the "General Incorporated Association of National Elderly Support Provider Associations" (hereinafter referred to as "Zenshukyo"), the first industry association in the life support and identity guarantee sector, will hold the Elderly Support Provider Forum on April 15, 2026.
At the forum, we will not only disseminate information on Zenshukyo's future policies, membership system, and collaboration with the national government and administration, but also plan the following keynote speeches and panel discussions.
### ① Guest Greetings
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Elder Policy Bureau
Director of Dementia Policy and Regional Long-Term Care Promotion Division, Shin Yoshida
### ② Keynote Speech
Nihon Research Institute, Inc., Emergent Strategy Center
Senior Specialist, Kanae Sawamura
### ③ Panel Discussion
"The Past and Future of Supporting Elderly Individuals Without Relatives"
Ayano Kunimitsu
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Member of the House of Representatives
Kanae Sawamura
Senior Specialist, Emergent Strategy Center, Nihon Research Institute, Inc.
Junko Kobayashi
Director of Community Welfare Division, Social Welfare Corporation Toshima City Council of Social Welfare
Shizuno Kurosawa
Director General, General Incorporated Association of National Elderly Support Provider Associations
**▼Zenshukyo "Elderly Support Provider Forum" Page**
https://www.zenshukyo.org/information/2026/03/11/1992/
## [Background and Role of Zenshukyo Establishment]
Regarding the elderly life support (identity guarantee) business, there are currently over 400 businesses in operation. The background to this increase in businesses is the rise in single elderly individuals. It is said that the number of "ohitorisama" (single elderly people) now exceeds 9 million.
Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research "Future Projections of Household Numbers in Japan (National Projections)"
At the forum, we will not only disseminate information on Zenshukyo's future policies, membership system, and collaboration with the national government and administration, but also plan the following keynote speeches and panel discussions.
### ① Guest Greetings
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Elder Policy Bureau
Director of Dementia Policy and Regional Long-Term Care Promotion Division, Shin Yoshida
### ② Keynote Speech
Nihon Research Institute, Inc., Emergent Strategy Center
Senior Specialist, Kanae Sawamura
### ③ Panel Discussion
"The Past and Future of Supporting Elderly Individuals Without Relatives"
Ayano Kunimitsu
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Member of the House of Representatives
Kanae Sawamura
Senior Specialist, Emergent Strategy Center, Nihon Research Institute, Inc.
Junko Kobayashi
Director of Community Welfare Division, Social Welfare Corporation Toshima City Council of Social Welfare
Shizuno Kurosawa
Director General, General Incorporated Association of National Elderly Support Provider Associations
**▼Zenshukyo "Elderly Support Provider Forum" Page**
https://www.zenshukyo.org/information/2026/03/11/1992/
## [Background and Role of Zenshukyo Establishment]
Regarding the elderly life support (identity guarantee) business, there are currently over 400 businesses in operation. The background to this increase in businesses is the rise in single elderly individuals. It is said that the number of "ohitorisama" (single elderly people) now exceeds 9 million.
Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research "Future Projections of Household Numbers in Japan (National Projections)"