Japanese aged over 65 and older reaches record high of 28.98 million

"A government survey shows that the number of

Japanese aged 65 and over has reached a record high 

of 28.98 million, or 22.7% of the population."

Source: One in every 4 Japanese women aged 65 or over

2009/09/20

http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20_14.html

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