Increasingly in Japan, people associate work with better health.

It's actually a concept called Iki-Gai, and what it encourages and gets people to work longer

is a cultural change, that the idea that 60 or 65 doesn't really make sense to retire and sort of decline afterwards in the era of much longer life.

That what people need as the age are ways to continue to have purpose and meaning.

Hey, everyone. Welcome to Hermione. I'm Gene Chatsky. The end of one year and the start of another

is just a great time to reflect not only on how we've done when it comes to our financial goals

the past year paying down debt, saving, investing, but also on our health goals because the

truth is the two are deeply connected, inextricably linked.

Living longer means planning smarter for both your money and your body.

Because if we want to live vibrant healthy lives for decades to come and we do, We may need fewer gym memberships and more dinner parties.

Community, it turns out, might just be the best investment that you can make for your health

and your wallet. There's a stat that I just can't stop thinking about. A person living in Tokyo or in Singapore can expect to spend about 10 more years in good health

than someone in Chicago or Seattle.

10, a whole decade.

And that's not just due to better health care or a cleaner diet. It's connection, its community,

its purpose. And as we'll explore today, it's also systems that make healthy living

affordable and sustainable well into retirement. To help us unpack it all, I am thrilled to welcome Ken Stern to the show

today. Ken is a longevity expert. He is author of the new book, Healthy to 100, how strong social ties

lead to long lives. And he's the host of this century lives podcast from the

Stanford Center on Longevity Ken has traveled the globe from Japan to

Barcelona to Singapore to discover what the world's longest living societies

have in common it's not all green tea Tai Chi and midday siday siestas. Ken, welcome. Hi, Jean. Thanks for having me on

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