Home > All articles  Your advertisement here   Japan : more and more erderly The number of elderly in Japan hit a record high of more than 27 million in 2007, the government reported Tuesday, warning of an imminent pension crisis and a widening gap between rich and poor as the country rapidly ages. The annual report by the Cabinet Office showed Japanese aged 65 or over making up 21.5 percent of the population last year, while the so-called "late-stage elderly" — those 75 or older — accounted for nearly 10 percent. "We have become a full-fledged aged society," the report declared. "The pace of aging has reached the highest level (among advanced countries) at the beginning of the 21st century, and is expected to enter a phase that no other country in the world has yet experienced," the study added. > Read     By K.S. Date 22-05-2008 Print this news| Send to a friend Your advertisement here