October 27th-29th, 2024, Tokyo - Big Sight, Japan
The theme of this year’s Annual Meeting is Toward a Well-Being Future in which Each and Every One of Us Has ‘Ikigai’. We have seen a recent increase in the number of Japanese words that are accepted around the world, and “Ikigai” has been added to this list for several years. Recent studies have shown that people who have a higher sense of purpose in life, those who feel that what is important in life makes life worth living, tend to have a lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease and have a longer healthy life expectancy. In recent years, attention has also focused on “well-being,” a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being; the Growth Strategy Action Plan has set the goal of realizing a society in which people can experience “well-being” in Japan.