Demographic Challenges for Human Resource Management Practices and Labour Market Policies in Japan and Germany - An Overview; H. Conrad, V. Heindorf & F. Waldenberger Aging Workforces and Challenges to Human Resource Management in German Firms; U. Backes-Gellner & S. Veen Pensions and Labour Market Reforms for the Ageing Society; A. Seike Effects of Institutions on Human Capital Investment: A Comparison of Policies in Japan, Germany and the USA; B. Wolff, M. Gunkel & S. Wenzke Labour, Income and Poverty among Elderly Japanese; I. Ohashi The Employment of Older Workers in Japanese Firms: Empirical Evidence From Micro Data; Y. Higuchi & I. Yamamoto Effects of Support Measures on Employment of Elderly People in Japan; J. Nakamura Ergonomic Design and Intervention Strategies in Health Promotion for Ageing Workforces; H. Luczak & M. C. Stemann The Performance-based Salary System and Personnel Management Reforms in Japan; K. Nakamura Paradigm Changes in Labour Market Policies for Older Workers in Germany - Background Factors and Recent Developments; G. Naegele Towards 'Ageless' Employment Policies - A Union's Experience of the Extension of the Mandatory Retirement Age; N. Shintani