Japan’s senior employment challenge

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Japan’s senior employment challenge

Faced with an aging population and acute labour shortages, Japan has boosted senior employment through policy. Yet many seniors are working out of financial necessity, not choice. As demographic decline makes longer working lives more common, Japan must ensure that they are voluntary and dignified....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Takao, Yasuo
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University 2025
Online Access:	https://eastasiaforum.org/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97984

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