The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) held the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific from October 25 to 29, 2021. The Japan Agency for Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) was invited as a partner organization of the WPRO, and dispatched the following delegates: Prof. KONDO Naoki (Board Member, JAGES; Professor, Kyoto University), Mr. FUJINAMI Yuma (Director-General, JAGES), Prof. SHOBUGAWA Yugo (Researcher, JAGES; Professor, Niigata University), and Dr. CABLE Noriko (Researcher, JAGES; Senior Research Fellow, University College of London). The Committee convened in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan, through a hybrid meeting. The JAGES joined the committee through the web. On this occasion, the President of the JAGES, Prof. KONDO Katsunori, made a statement on aging, emphasizing on the following: 1.Importance of social participation and strong community ties to prevent long-term care among older persons; 2.A WPRO-funded JAGES report on the potential of internet usage to promote the health of older persons, despite the digital divide hindering the process; and 3.Importance of a monitoring mechanism, i.e., a longitudinal database in collaboration with local administrators for healthy aging. | 
