A lady holding her great-grandmother’s hand. Japan has one of many world’s most quickly ageing societies.

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A lady holding her great-grandmother’s hand. Japan has one of many world’s most quickly ageing societies.

Yusuke Murata/Getty Photos

SEOUL – A brand new survey has discovered that the majority Japanese would, in truth, not reasonably reside till 100 regardless of what the federal government advises.

The web survey, commissioned by the Japan Hospice Palliative Care Basis in Osaka, requested roughly 500 males and 500 girls the query: would you prefer to reside past 100?

The respondents have been of their 20s to 70s. Amongst them, 72% of male respondents and 84% of feminine respondents stated they do not suppose they’d prefer to reside that lengthy.

The commonest clarification given, at 59%, was that they did not wish to hassle their household or others to take care of them.

The Mainichi Shimbun studies that the muse was “stunned” that so few individuals wish to reside so lengthy, and so they’re involved about how Japan will assist these dealing with dying.

“Because the ‘100-year-life age’ turns into extra of a actuality, individuals could have begun to query whether or not they’re actually pleased with that,” a consultant of the muse instructed Japanese media, in accordance with the report.

Japan has one of many world’s most quickly ageing societies. However it is usually one of many prime 5 international locations with the longest life expectancy at delivery.

Based on Japan’s Ministry of Well being, Labor and Welfare, the variety of centenarians, individuals aged 100 or older, in Japan reached 90,526 as of Sept., 2022. This represented 72.13 centenarians per 100,000 inhabitants. It was additionally a rise of practically 4,000 from September the earlier yr.

Beginning charges are slowing in lots of Asian international locations, together with China. In Japan, the federal government estimated that the variety of births had dropped under 800,000 final yr. This led to prime minister Fumio Kishida to declare that the low birthrate and ageing inhabitants pose an enormous threat to society.

“Japan is standing on the verge of whether or not we will proceed to operate as a society,” Kishida stated in January. “Focusing consideration on insurance policies concerning youngsters and child-rearing is a matter that can’t wait and can’t be postponed.”

Kishida stated on the time {that a} blueprint for doubling spending on supporting households elevating youngsters can be out by June this yr.