In Japan, more than 2 million people are set to turn 75 this year.
Most members of the so-called baby boomer generation will be categorized as “late elderly,” and the question for the government is how to pay for their nursing care.
Japan defines “baby boomer” as anyone born between 1947 and 1949. That's when the population surged as people started families in the postwar years.
The internal affairs ministry says nearly 70 percent of them will turn 75 or older this year. And by 2025, a fifth of the population will be at least that age.
Officials at the welfare ministry are looking at how to deal with that strain on the nursing care system.
They're reviewing how much of the costs should be shouldered by the elderly.
Most members of the so-called baby boomer generation will be categorized as “late elderly,” and the question for the government is how to pay for their nursing care.
Japan defines “baby boomer” as anyone born between 1947 and 1949. That's when the population surged as people started families in the postwar years.
The internal affairs ministry says nearly 70 percent of them will turn 75 or older this year. And by 2025, a fifth of the population will be at least that age.
Officials at the welfare ministry are looking at how to deal with that strain on the nursing care system.
They're reviewing how much of the costs should be shouldered by the elderly.
◆nursing care 介護、看護
◆strain（重い）負担、重圧
◆strain（重い）負担、重圧