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Japan's Growing Health Crisis
July 09, 2008 12:37 PM
Matsu Yamazaki, leaves her home in Tokyo everyday to walk through busy streets to work at her family's grocery shop.
There would be nothing unusual about this except that Matsu is 103-years old. On today’s World View we take a look at Japan’s health system, which is struggling to cope with the world’s fastest ageing population.
The government is predicting that by 2055 senior citizens will make up half the population. As caring for them already accounts for half the Japanese health budget, Japan is taking extreme efforts to find solutions that are financially sustainable in the long term.
To find out more watch today’s World View on ABC News Now.
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