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1
Q

What does Japan have the highest and lowest proportion for?

A

Highest-number of over 65s

Lowest-number of under 15s

2
Q

What has the retirement age been raised to?

A

From 60 to 65 but will rise to 70

3
Q

How many immigrants live in Japan?

A

2 million, 200,000 illegally

4
Q

How many people are waiting to get into a care home?

A

500,000

5
Q

What is an effect on pensions?

A

Workers will have to pay increased contributions towards their pensions monthly.

6
Q

How much of Japan’s health budget is used in care?

A

50%

7
Q

What’s the problem for businesses?

A

They won’t be able to find enough workers

8
Q

What are businesses doing to overcome problems?

A

They are setting up training schools in Beijing to train engineers for Japanese companies

9
Q

What has happened as a result of more elderly people?

A

New jobs in care

10
Q

How much has the number of young people (15-24) decreased by?

A

3 million ( from 8 million to 5 million)

11
Q

What did the population peak at in 2005? What could it fall to?

A

2005-130 million

Could fall to fewer than 50million