Share of population aged 65 or older hits record high 29.4 percent: gov't

The share of Japan's population aged 65 or older reached a record 29.4 percent, the highest among nations with populations of over 40 million, the government estimated Sunday.Of the 36.19 million elderly in the rapidly aging country, those with jobs rose for the 21st straight year to a record 9.3 million, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, as Japan marks Respect for the Aged Day on Monday.The ratio means one in seven workers in Japan is elderly. The industrial safety and health law, revised in May, obliges companies to improve working conditions for senior employees a…READ FULL ARTICLE