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An industry making older women the centre of attention appeals to some actors; and as Japan’s society ages, demand is growingEmi Tōda was in her late 50s, recently divorced and getting by on wages from part-time jobs at supermarkets and an undertaker w…
Read MoreA new football league in Tokyo has been established with one strict criterion: all the players are aged 80 and above. In Japan, where people over 65 represent nearly a third of the population, active older people are challenging ideas about what they c…
Read MoreIndia is about to overtake China as the most populous country, but as birthrates fall we’re facing life in a greyer world. Are we ready for the physical, political and financial challenges ahead?In Japan even criminals are getting old. In the country’s…
Read MoreJune will mark end of system that deemed newborns to be a year old, with a year added every 1 JanuarySouth Korea is to scrap its traditional method of counting ages and adopt the international standard – a change that that will knock one or two years o…
Read MoreKane Tanaka has set her sights on becoming 120 next year, as figures show the number of young adults in Japan in steep declineThe world’s oldest person has celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan, saying she is determined to extend the record by another…
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