Aging Planet: Focus on Japan

How the elderly are treated around the world In countries like Korea and China, you can expect to be taken care of by your family. In America and England, not so much
http://theweek.com/article/index/246810/how-the-elderly-are-treated-around-the-world

Number of elderly in Japan hits record high

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/16/national/number-of-elderly-in-japan-hits-record-high/#.UxvTSF6pzlo

 

In Japan, the Rising Cost of Elder Care—and Dying Alone
By Kanoko Matsuyama February 28, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-28/in-japan-the-rising-cost-of-elder-care-and-dying-alone





Top Japanese Official Urges Elderly to ‘Hurry Up and Die’

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/top-japanese-official-urges-elderly-to-hurry-up-and-die/


Elderly people in Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderly_people_in_Japan




http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/as-japan-strains-to-care-for-elderly-sacrifices-begin/2012/04/28/gIQAu10cnT_story.html





 









http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-24949081


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