Japan actually is an aging population, and so as the population has aged, they have had a lot more problems with health.
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The aging and decreasing population is a serious problem in many developed countries today. In Japan's case, these demographic changes are taking place at a more rapid pace than any other country has ever experienced.
Japan has very long hospital stays. Ah, it's almost a rest cure. People in Japan who are hospitalized might lie around the hospital for a week or two just to take a rest.
In Japan, the average age of agricultural workers is 65.8. When the aging of its population is accelerating so rapidly, it will be very difficult to sustain the sector whether we liberalize trade or not.
Compared with U.S. cities, Japanese cities bend over backward to help foreigners. The countryside is another matter.
So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor; it feels very much closed in for various reasons.
People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.
The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.
People use so much more health care when they live longer.
I speak of the old Japan, because out of the ashes of the old Japan there has risen a new Japan.
One of the great tragedies is that there is so much less open land available in Japan today. Many Japanese come to New Zealand because of its beauty.
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