aging population
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Demand grows more than 10 times in size in just five years as Japanese family dynamics change.
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Seniors especially irked by the mechanical process, but most people agree it’s kind of pointless anyway.
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It’s no secret that many countries face looming demographics problems as their populations age.
Much has been written about developed markets like Japan, Germany, and Italy, which have the largest percentages of their populations age 65 and up.
But another country also deserves attention: China.
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