By SHINICHI SEKINE/ Staff Writer
May 13, 2024 at 07:30 JST
The village of Nanmoku, Gunma Prefecture, an area of which is seen here in March 2021, has Japan’s highest percentage of elderly people aged 65 or older in the total population. Demand for elderly nursing care in Nanmoku, however, is expected to shrink in the years to come. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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