SocietyJapan’s single-person households of people aged 65 and over exceed 9.3 million, a record high

As Japan’s population ages, the number of single-person households made up of people aged 65 and over has surpassed 9.3 million. A compilation by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare found that this was the highest figure since the survey began in 1986.

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