As Japan marks Respect-for-the Aged Day on Sept. 20, people who are aged 65 or older being honored now account for a record 29.1 percent of the population. That estimate, based on the 2015 ...
Figures published by the internal affairs ministry ahead of Sept. 18, Respect-for-the-Aged Day, show that those aged 80 and older for the first time represent 10 percent of the population.