Japan's over-65s hit a record high 36.25 million in 2024, up 20,000 from the previous year, while one in four people of the age group had jobs, government data showed Sunday, underscoring the Asian country's rapidly aging society.Those aged 65 and older, defined as the elderly in Japan, accounted for 29.3 percent of the total population, also a fresh high and giving the country the highest proportion of citizens in this age bracket worldwide, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said in the data released ahead of Monday's Respect for the Aged Day.As of Sunday, the number of w…READ FULL ARTICLE
