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Longevity of life a mixed blessing for Japanese

May 28, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — This past Friday, May 22, Japan welcomed the news that it had topped the world longevity ratings, but with its citizens living increasingly longer lives, it may soon become hard for the government to find enough young taxpayers to support them.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Cabinet Office, Germany, Norie Handa, Prime Minister Taro Aso, South Korea, Vol 28 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, World Health Organization, japan

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