TOKYO -- A record number of foreign nationals live in Japan and a growing number of them are aging -- at the end of 2024, there were more than 230,000 foreign residents age 65 and older, a 1.5-fold increase over the past decade.
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Japan care facilities struggle as foreign population ages
Weak government support leaves civic groups scrambling to help vulnerable seniors
Seniors socialize in Vietnamese, Korean and other languages at a gathering organized by the Kobe Foreigners Friendship Center. (Photo by Utako Kawakami)
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