Aging Society: links to suggested sites

1. What is "aging society?"

2. Do you think Japan is an aging society? Explain your answer.

3. What do you think can be done about the situation?

Be prepared to discuss your answers in class, and also, think about the video we watched (Nagoro: Valley of Dolls https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/japan-dolls-population-artist-nagoro-spd/). How did the the video make you feel?


Here are some links that might be useful for your reseach:
日本の高齢者の面倒は誰が？時限爆弾はすでに
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNPqYMoYtUo

The Incredible Shrinking Country
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2014/03/japans-demography

Japan's Aging Society and Future Economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOzRtjmtXDs

Japanese Elderly Retiring in the Philippines

http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/175-real-estate/38572-more-japanese-eye-ph-as-retirement-home 

Japanese Retirement Facility to Open in Mactan (Philippines)

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/25235/japanese-retirement-facility-to-be-built-in-mactan-this-year