https://www.scmp.com/rss/502995/feed Neo Rong Wei is from the Wee Kim Wee School and was taking part in a journalism module called Going Overseas for Advanced Reporting. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The story of Japan’s ageing population is often repeated like a tired old tale. “Ticking time bomb” and “demographic crisis” are the kind of phrases that usually feature as the country with the “world’s oldest population” is held up as a cautionary example of what Asia’s other developed economies can expect in their dotage. The chief bogeyman is economic decay. As birth rates fall and life expectancies grow, experts warn that Japan’s dwindling pool of taxpaying young workers will slowly be... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3042816/dementia-jobs-does-japans-ageing-society-hold-secret-growing-old?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3042816/dementia-jobs-does-japans-ageing-society-hold-secret-growing-old?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Dec 2019 01:00:08 +0000