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aging population
Demand grows more than 10 times in size in just five years as Japanese family dynamics change.
Turns out that Japanese citizens are aware of their fate, but there seems to be no solution to avert the impending disaster.
Life will come to an end someday, and it takes a special individual with a big heart to support those nearing the last legs of a long journey.
Seniors especially irked by the mechanical process, but most people agree it’s kind of pointless anyway.
What do you get when you put three older Japanese fishermen together? A hip hop group, of course.
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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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