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10% of Japan’s population aged 80 or older for first time
Figures published by the internal affairs ministry ahead of Sept. 18, Respect-for-the-Aged Day, show that those aged 80 and older for the first time represent 10 percent of the population.
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 ...