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Japan says one in 10 residents is 80 or older as nation ages

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More than 10% of Japan's population is now 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrisome milestone in the rapidly aging country's demographic crisis.

According to figures released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the proportion of elderly people in Japan, defined as those over 65, also reached a record high, at 29.1% of the population, the highest rate in the world.

The Ministry released the figures on the occasion of Respect for the Elderly Day, a holiday in the country, which is also facing a plummeting birth rate and a shrinking workforce that could affect pension and healthcare funding as demand from the elderly population increases.

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