For the first time, the Japanese government announced that more than 10% of its population is 80 or older just before a national holiday celebrating those over 65. Currently, 29.1% of Japanese are older than 65, a small rise from last year’s 29%. Japan leads the world in its rate of elderly people. It surpasses […]
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