The government on Tuesday adopted a new strategy to bolster measures against dementia, expecting the number of patients to reach about 7 million in 2025 as the population ages.
The policy is aimed at providing appropriate medical care and support for patients and their families and ensuring closer cooperation across government ministries and agencies.
"We will pursue a framework and make it a model for the world," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a meeting of relevant Cabinet ministers where the strategy was approved, referring to dementia as a "common challenge" around the world.