Japan’s aging crisis shows how dementia poses a risk to household wealth. The US is not immune with older adults holding roughly $6 trillion in assets

The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 4.6 million people could have dementia.
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What the U.S. can learn from Japan’s experience with an aging population

The U.S. population is older than ever, and that trend is accelerating. As baby boomers age and birth rates decline, the country is heading toward a demographic reality that Japan has been grappling ...
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Japan’s aging population is pushing shrinking cities to grapple with a new reality

What does it mean for a town to prepare for its own disappearance? To find out, one has to look no further than Yubari, a ...
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Japan's older workers made me see how the US could better prepare for an aging economy

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work.Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to ...