75-year-old job hunters could become new normal in aging Japan | World News, The Indian Express

75-year-old job hunters could become new normal in aging Japan | World News, The Indian Express

By Bloomberg |Updated: May 18, 2019 8:02:11 pm

75-year-old job hunters could become new normal in aging Japan

A higher proportion of Japan’s population is aged 65 or older than in any country in the world, and its life expectancy at birth of 84 is tied with Switzerland for first place, according to World Bank data.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking to keep people like Kuzuno employed longer so they can pitch into the tax base and ease the burden on government spending, as the country copes with having the world’s fastest aging population. (Bloomberg)

At the age of 75, Mikiko Kuzuno found herself recently laid off and applying for a job at a factory near Tokyo. She insisted on making the application in person.