CS - Ageing Populations In Japan Flashcards
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Economic impacts
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- eco. active pop. has dec. so shortage of workers + rise in wages (to inc. comp.).
- working pop:dependents - 1965 = 9:1, now = 2:1 causing a dec. tax revenue so tax resources stretched
- FR = 1.37%
- need to encourage international M to address shortfall of labour
- Japanese hospitals have a strict language test which many overseas workers fail
- inc. cost of healthcare/social security + need for specialised housing
- esp. for ppl >85 who are vulnerable to dementia
- retirement age inc. to 70
- fit, happy + healthy for retirement age to inc. + can remain paying tax into system
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Positive impacts
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- inc. employment in care industry
- inc. retirement pop. around during day to use shops + cafes
- often have a greater disposable income so good for business
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Social/cultural impacts
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- inc. loneliness + isolation for elderly
- 3.8M live alone bc don’t want to burden children
- many die alone + aren’t found for weeks
- pressure for family to provide care
- lots of psychological trauma seeing elderly relative degenerate
- troubles families + can cause social + mental pressure for adults looking after elders
- 1960s: universal healthcare system
- puts pressure on hospitals (beds full) + there’s sig. financial losses
- needs to be LT carers as struggling elderly needs lots of time to look after
- shelters needed as they can only stay in hospital for 3 months
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Political impacts
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- gov’s.have had to address ageing pop.
- many parties have dev. manifestos aimed at winning the ‘grey’ vote
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Demographical impacts (in UK)
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- Christchurch: 30% of pop. is ageing
- BR dec. to 9.2/1000
- DR inc. to 11.8/1000
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How is Japan combatting their problems?
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- Japanese is embracing new tech.
- Aids to support elderly
- partner robots
- adult nappies
- 1M industrial robots could assist the Japanese
- robots have limitations + are expensive
- boosting immigration could solve demographic dec. (make hospitals strict language test easier)
