Storyline: Many Japanese people aged over 65 have chosen to remain in the workforce to boost their income and continue to make their own contributions to society. As Japan is aging rapidly, over 9 million people in the country aged over 65 are still employed. Hirofumi Terao, 66, works at a supermarket in Tokyo, stocking shelves. Despite Japanese laws allowing retirement at 60, Terao has chosen to continue his job. Terao works five days a week. Each day, he counts the types and quantities of new drinks that arrive in the store and places them on the shelves. When new products or seasonal beverages are introduced, he will design unique displays to attract customers. Beyond the retail sector, many elderly people are also employed in manufacturing industry. Kenyuki Takamichi, 81, works as a technician in a rolling shutter door factory in Tokyo. He previously worked in a plastic products factory and hoped to return to the production line after retiring. Upon discovering that the company was hiring without age restrictions, he immediately applied. Takamichi currently works eight days a month, eight hours a day, which adds an extra 100,000 yen (about 636 U.S. dollars) to his monthly income on top of his pension. The number of employed people over 65 in Japan has reached 9.14 million, increasing for 20 consecutive years and setting a new record, according to the latest statistics. Elderly people are involved in a wide range of sectors, including services, manufacturing, construction and logistics. The Japanese government is also actively encouraging enterprises to create job opportunities for elderly people and is advocating enterprises to raise or scrap the retirement age. Shotlist: Tokyo, Japan - Recent: 1. Various of Hirofumi Terao, senior worker, loading goods onto racks at supermarket; 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hirofumi Terao, senior worker (starting with shot 1/ending with shot 3): "Prolonged employment allows me to make my past work experience useful. I previously worked in ham and sausage plant to handle quality management and product planning. I can apply those skills in my current role." 3. Various of Hirofumi Terao working; 4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hirofumi Terao, senior worker (ending with shot 5): "I want to keep working until the very end. I wish to stay connected to society for as long as my health permits." 5. Various of Hirofumi Terao working; 6. Various of Kenyuki Takamichi, senior worker, working at rolling shutter door factory; 7. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kenyuki Takamichi, senior worker (ending with shot 8): "My work has been going on quite well, as all my products have been made without defects. This gives me a sense of value. I want to keep working until turning 85." 8. Various of Kenyuki Takamichi working, talking with co-worker; 9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shinjiro Ichikawa, head, rolling shutter door manufacturing company: "Those senior employees are paid equally as their younger co-workers. And all workers can get a promotion as long as they work hard, regardless of age." 10. Various of senior workers working at rolling shutter door factory. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]