Japan first, the rest will follow | The Population Bust

Name: Japan first, the rest will follow | The Population Bust
Uploaded: 2026
Duration: 25 min

202625 minHD★ 7.7Society & Politics

Approximately 36 million of Japan's 123 million people are aged 65 years and above — the highest proportion of elderly citizens in the world. It is creating unprecedented societal and economic challenges, which Japan is trying to confront with new ideas about both community and capitalism. At a public housing complex in Tokyo, where 60 percent of residents are elderly, an innovative approach to community care is being piloted to keep pensioners healthy and out of government-funded care homes.

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