日本企業正在搶灘中國養老育兒市場

Japanese companies are investing in China to prepare for demographic changes, seeking to capitalize on a rapidly aging population and a potential baby boom with the loosening of the one-child policy.

中國人口正迅速老齡化，而獨生子女政策的終結可能帶來一波嬰兒潮，日本公司正積極向中國投資準備應對這一人口變化，試圖在中國養老和育兒市場掘金。

China has around 212 million people aged 60 and older, accounting for 15.5% of the population, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission. That figure has risen by roughly 8.6 million per year over the past five years and is set to grow further.

根據國家衛生計生委數據顯示，中國60歲以上的老人的數量大約在2億1200百萬左右，約佔人口總數的15.5%。在過去的五年裏，這一數字已上升了大約860萬，而且還將進一步增長。

In China, housekeepers often offer nursing services as well. Nursing care provider Nichii Gakkan has acquired six housekeeping companies and is poised to buy 10 more. The Japanese company will provide specialized know-how to these businesses, helping them grow profits from nursing care. Nichii initially focused on Beijing and coastal areas and plans to expand inland, including into Chongqing.

在中國，家政人員也經常提供護理服務。目前，日本護理企業日醫學館已經收購了6家中國家政公司，並計劃再收購10家。這家日本企業將會爲這些公司提供專門的知識，幫助他們從護理服務中獲取利潤。日醫學館最初集中於北京和沿海地區，不過現在將會向包括重慶在內的內陸地區擴大市場。

About 35 million Chinese need nursing care, according to the company. Nichii views the market as still in its infancy.

據該企業評估，有大約3500萬中國人需要護理服務。日醫學館認爲該市場仍處於起步階段。

Kao Corp will spend up to 90b yen over the next two to three years to boost the output of child-related products, such as disposable diapers for infants.

另外一家日本企業--花王公司，在今後2-3年最多將投資900億日元用於嬰幼兒紙尿褲等兒童用品的增產。

Daio Paper started selling adult disposable diapers in China this year. It plans to add more equipment for producing infant diapers at its Jiangsu plant as early as next year.

此外，大王制紙今年開始在中國銷售成人用紙尿褲，並計劃最早在明年向江蘇工廠投入更多嬰幼兒紙尿褲的生產設備。