World Health Organization (WHO) published this video item, entitled “Oral health for healthy ageing: testimony of an old person in Japan” – below is their description.
A message from Mr. Sakuji Yanadori, Japan, to promote oral health as essential to healthy ageing, which is one of the case studies from the Global oral health status report by the World Health Organization. The report, executive summary (in the six official UN languages) and 194 country profiles can be found here: https://www.who.int/team/noncommunicable-diseases/global-status-report-on-oral-health-2022
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Japan is an island country in East Asia located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan comprises an archipelago of 6,852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the country’s five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is Japan’s capital and largest city.
Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.4 million residents.
Japan is a great power and a member of numerous international organizations, including the United Nations (since 1956), the OECD, and the G7. Japan is a leader in the automotive and electronics industries.
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.”