Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work.Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to ...

The population declined to 122.86 million, exacerbating labor shortages and economic challenges. Marriages increased slightly ...

Japan approved a record $730 billion budget as it ramped up spending on its aging population. Official data this year showed that Japan’s elderly population — those 65 or older — amounted to nearly a ...

The U.S. population is older than ever, and that trend is accelerating. As baby boomers age and birth rates decline, the country is heading toward a demographic reality that Japan has been grappling ...

While traversing the narrow, winding roads outside the Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko, I stopped by a farm with a view of Mount Fuji, where a few locals were picking fruit. Most were older, and one ...

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