Ageing and Longevity

Elderly people make up a third of Japan’s population – and it’s reshaping the country

Participants including elderly and middle-aged people exercise with wooden dumbbells during a health promotion event to mark Japan's "Respect for the Aged Day" at a temple in Tokyo's Sugamo district, an area popular among the Japanese elderly, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC14EDF2A330

Working out the demographic future. Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Charlotte Edmond
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