<Currently Active Committees> Economy Vitalization Committee Labor-Management Relations Committee Global Management Committee Transportation Policy Committee Energy and Environment Committee Information Economy & Society Promotion Committee Congressional Forum to Promote Better Management Vision and Ethics The Council for Promotion of Work-Life Balance Urban Policy Committee Management Innovation Committee <Past Committees> Employment Policy Committee Welfare Policy Committee 21st Century Health Committee Social Policy Committee Agricultural Policy Committee   Japan is preparing to face the challenge of an aging society with fewer children of a scale no country has ever experienced. With the national cost of medical care approaching 30 trillion yen, health care reform has become a pressing national issue along with structural reforms of Japan’s economy. In consideration of this aging society, the 21st Century Health Committee is examining new views and values concerning health, and is exploring policies for their realization. Through its activities, the committee encourages people to think about and improve their own health, and ultimately aims to create a healthy society endowed with vitality and high productivity. Major proposals and surveys/research presented thus far Revolutionary Outlook on Health for the 21st Century —Independence, Coexistence, and Dignity— (March 2002)