The Diet general session debated the guardianship system this year.
What was the role played by the Association?
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Mr. Iwasawa
We actively participated in the reform movement as early as 1995. We began
calling attention to the need for such a system for our aging
society.
In a 1996 January symposium, we
proposed the establishment of an asset management center. At
that time, we had no idea that guardianship legislation
would ever be passed, and so all we hoped to do was to expand
the applicability of the existing law to open the way for a
guardianship system, step by step. The idea was to develop an
asset management program, taking the welfare and quality of life
of the individuals involved into consideration. We, in fact,
initiated a real effort among ourselves in an attempt to realize
such a formula in Tokyo, Saitama and Fukuoka.
The major activities of the Association have been in the form of public relations efforts, such as
hosting symposiums, and fieldwork, centering on the concept of
the newly proposed asset management center. In the fall of the
year before last, concerned members of the Association
established a self-help center for aging citizens. This was an
effort to train and educate individuals who are capable of
acting as principals in undertaking societal activities and
avail their services to others who no longer capable. In the
meantime, we hosted a number of forums, developed the
fundamental framework of the guardianship system and conducted
overseas study trips. We are very proud of these
activities, believing they have had a positive impact on the
character of the debate over the guardianship system by the
Ministry of Justice.
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