Japan's Elderly Population Down at 36.19 M.

Japan's Elderly Population Down at 36.19 M.
Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)--The estimated number of people aged 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, falling by 50,000 from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Sunday. The estimate, released ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Monday, a national holiday, decreased for the first time in two years but accounted for record 29.4 pct of the country's total ...