Yamashita san, a tired old worker at the Shibuya crossing.The Japanese government has decided to rai

Yamashita san, a tired old worker at the Shibuya crossing.

The Japanese government has decided to raise the official age of retirement to age 65 by 2025. People over 65 are now expected to account for 60 per cent of Japan’s population by 2060, according to government’s estimates. The country could lose more than 27 million workers in future if it does not address some of the lowest birth-rates in the world, at just 1.4 children per woman.

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