TOKYO (Bernama-Kyodo): The share of Japan's population aged 65 or older reached a record 29.4 per cent, the highest among nations with populations of over 40 million, the government estimated Sunday, Kyodo News reported.
Of the 36.19 million elderly in the rapidly ageing country, those with jobs rose for the 21st straight year to a record 9.3 million, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, as it marks Respect for the Aged Day on Monday.
