Innovations and challenges in occupational therapy in Japan: From the viewpoint of the Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists

Abstract

This article contains the recommendations that were made with hope for the future, by creating a historical overview of the progress and challenges of ‘50 years of occupational therapy in Japan’ and determining today's tasks, from the viewpoint of the Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists. This paper is based on the keynote speech for the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, 2014.