Japan faces labor shortages and demographic crisis as elderly population hits record high
Government data released ahead of Japan's "Respect for the Aged Day" showed that the country's population aged 65 and over ...
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Seniors aged 65 or older account for record 29.1% of the population
As Japan marks Respect-for-the Aged Day on Sept. 20, people who are aged 65 or older being honored now account for a record 29.1 percent of the population. That estimate, based on the 2015 ...
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Japan’s elderly population climbs to record 36.25 million
16, Respect-for-the-Aged Day, a national holiday. The increase in the percentage of people over 65 years old, or the aging rate, was up 0.2 percentage points as of Sept. 15, the ministry said.