Society 5.0 aims to tackle several challenges by going far beyond just the digitalization of the economy towards the digitalization across all levels of the Japanese society and the (digital) transformation of society itself. One of the particular challenges for Japan is the aging population where over a quarter of its citizens are over 65 years of age. It also has to deal with natural disasters and pollution. This article describes the plan Japan has for using technology to meet its societal challenges.

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aging population, japanese society, adapting society to the digital world, digital transformation of japan, i-scoop, i-scoop: from industry 4.0 to society 5.0: the big societal transformation plan of japan, technology & society

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• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional