Japan is well known to be the world's fastest-aging population, but recent statistics paint an even more dire picture.
According to Bloomberg, the number of people living in Japan fell by more than a quarter of a million to 125.9 million. This also marks the seventh consecutive year where the statistic has fallen. More than 24 percent of Japan's population is over the age of 65, ranking the highest among all G-7 nations.
Meanwhile, 1.30 million Japanese citizens died in 2015, outpacing the 1.01 ...
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