Akari Hosho, Supporting Single Elderly Individuals, Opens Branch in Sapporo

Akari Hosho Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Yuki Shimizu), a company that provides lifelong support services (such as identity guarantees) for the elderly in compliance with national guidelines alongside a group of trusted professionals including lawyers, judicial scriveners, and care managers, opened its Sapporo branch on June 1, 2026. In recent years, the need for services such as "identity guarantees" and "family proxy" has been rising nationwide, particularly among single elderly people and those who cannot rely on their families, leading to an increase in inquiries from the Hokkaido area, centered on Sapporo. Currently, the number of single elderly people in Japan is approximately 8 million, and it is expected to reach about 10.8 million by 2050. As the number of people who lack family or reliable relatives and feel anxious about hospitalization, facility admission, and emergency responses increases, the demand for identity guarantee services is growing year by year. At the Sapporo branch, the company will provide identity guarantee services, monitoring and asset management services, and post-mortem administrative services, aiming to balance nationwide coverage with community-based support.