This actually just came out in the news today. 28% of Japanese population officially old, at 65 years of age and above. Here are some reasons for this worrying problem.
During World War II in the 1940s, Japan lost a great amount of its population, especially males. After the war, as Japan move to rebuild itself, there was a need for a baby boom to increase population for the next decades. Family size grew as more hands are needed in the agriculture and manufacturing sector. This proved hugely successful as Japan economy boom in the 80s and 90s, and cemented itself as one of the top economy in the region. But now, these baby boomers are reaching old age.
Long life expectancy. Japan has one of the highest rate of life expectancy. This is mostly due to the healthy diet of mixture of carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, and seafood. Rural areas in Japan are mostly catered for farming and other agricultures. The farms are tended by elders as young people generally move to city areas for better opportunities. Working in rural areas provide a much cleaner environment and the people are less susceptible to pollution related illness.
Excellent healthcare in the country and a comprehensive Long Term Care Insurance ensure that elderlies above the age of 65 are well taken care of. Longevity of population is very much achievable.
Today is a public holiday in Japan, the Respect for the Aged Day. This is an annual designated holiday to honour elderly citizens.
Japan is a very health concious nation. Striving to fill your body nothing but healthy foods is embedded in their culture.
They consume a lot more seafood than the rest of the world. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Japanese seafood consumption was 55.7 kilograms per capita in the last year compared to the U.S. with just 24.2 kilograms. The benefits of a high seafood diet include:
Lower risk of heart attacks and strokes
Reduced risk of auto-immune disseases
Rich in important nutrients
Increases grey matter in the brain and help protect it from age-related deterioration
Helps prevent depression
Only real dietary source of vitamin D
The seize of their portions is tiny. Unlike the rest of the world, including Croatia where I'm from, where the serving sizes are huge. In Japan, you will be surprised to be served a very small portion of food per meal. The benefits of this are many but, the main ones are that the risk of obesity and related illlnesses is highly reduced.
They drink a lot of tea. Not only do they drink a great deal of tea but, the act of drinking tea in Japan is traditionally ritualised. The tradition, takes place in a small structure modeled to look like a hermit’s hut. The idea is to clear ones senses from distractions and lead your mind away from the problems of everyday life.
They have a very good and affordable health care system.
The elderly are very active and enjoy taking part in physical activity and regular excercising.
Production of unhealthy foods and beverages, along with obesity is taxable by law. A fat tax is a tax that is placed upon fattening food, beverages or on overweight individuals. It aims to decrease the consumption of foods that cause obesity.
I lol'd so hard when I read about it. But yes! I agree. Every country would greatly benefit from implementation of such a tax. Both money and health wise :)
Japanese have this kind of character that makes them live long. You can see how beautiful, clean, fresh and organized Japan is because they've build a character that helps them grow - even older. As I've watched a video from Nas Daily, an average of 80+ year is their normal life span. Because of a couple of reasons :
- Food - They've developed cuisines and appetite that makes them consume food that provides a lot of good nutrients. From their Sushi, to eating nutritious diet and to eating sustainable amount of food that they need.
- Culture - They have a culture that makes them live happily and have the time to meditate.
- Homes - They have built homes for simplicity, appreciating things in their surroundings. They have homes that makes you not stress. When you wake up, you will be faced with sunshine.
- Lastly, Technology - Japan has the best technology around the world and the people are using it. Their advancement of technology is shared among the people, making their life convenient and self sustaining.
This also has an effect on the low birth rate which causes parents to multiply in Japan than their young people. There are several reasons why the birth rate is very low in Japan. For the case of low rates of birth rates in Japan,
1. Difficult to feel pain during childbirth and after childbirth
This problem is very common for women when they want to give birth. When the birth process, most women will experience tremendous pain, and some also feel mediocre during childbirth. Japan, when women want to give birth, they prefer to go home because there are families who can help with the birth process.
2. Cost of childbirth is expensive
This is a major problem seen from an economic point of view. Because Japan has a high life expectancy, then automatically the prices of the goods there are much more expensive, as well as the cost of delivery in Japan which is quite expensive for most people. Because of the high cost of this labor, so some mothers choose to delay their pregnancy so they have a fee for delivery.
3. There is no culture of sharing homework with a husband
In Japan, the division of labor to take care of the house is different compared to other countries, which is at most 10% of husbands and 90% of wives. Although this does not happen to young couples, there are still many Japanese men who let their wives do home activities to take care of their children.
Japan is a very health concious nation. Striving to fill your body nothing but healthy foods is embedded in their culture.
They consume a lot more seafood than the rest of the world. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Japanese seafood consumption was 55.7 kilograms per capita in the last year compared to the U.S. with just 24.2 kilograms.
The benefits of a high seafood diet include:
Lower risk of heart attacks and strokes
Reduced risk of auto-immune disseases
Rich in important nutrients
Increases grey matter in the brain and help protect it from age-related deterioration
Helps prevent depression
Only real dietary source of vitamin D
The seize of their portions is tiny. Unlike the rest of the world, including Croatia where I'm from, where the serving sizes are huge. In Japan, you will be surprised to be served a very small portion of food per meal. The benefits of this are many but, the main ones are that the risk of obesity and related illlnesses is highly reduced.
They drink a lot of tea. Not only do they drink a great deal of tea but, the act of drinking tea in Japan is traditionally ritualised. The tradition, takes place in a small structure modeled to look like a hermit’s hut. The idea is to clear ones senses from distractions and lead your mind away from the problems of everyday life.
They have a very good and affordable health care system.
The elderly are very active and enjoy taking part in physical activity and regular excercising.
Production of unhealthy foods and beverages, along with obesity is taxable by law. A fat tax is a tax that is placed upon fattening food, beverages or on overweight individuals. It aims to decrease the consumption of foods that cause obesity.
This actually just came out in the news today. 28% of Japanese population officially old, at 65 years of age and above. Here are some reasons for this worrying problem.
Today is a public holiday in Japan, the Respect for the Aged Day. This is an annual designated holiday to honour elderly citizens.
Well 28% seems like a good percentage. Maybe we should all eat what they eat so we live longer too. :D
Japan is a very health concious nation. Striving to fill your body nothing but healthy foods is embedded in their culture.
They consume a lot more seafood than the rest of the world. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Japanese seafood consumption was 55.7 kilograms per capita in the last year compared to the U.S. with just 24.2 kilograms. The benefits of a high seafood diet include:
The seize of their portions is tiny. Unlike the rest of the world, including Croatia where I'm from, where the serving sizes are huge. In Japan, you will be surprised to be served a very small portion of food per meal. The benefits of this are many but, the main ones are that the risk of obesity and related illlnesses is highly reduced.
They drink a lot of tea. Not only do they drink a great deal of tea but, the act of drinking tea in Japan is traditionally ritualised. The tradition, takes place in a small structure modeled to look like a hermit’s hut. The idea is to clear ones senses from distractions and lead your mind away from the problems of everyday life.
They have a very good and affordable health care system.
The elderly are very active and enjoy taking part in physical activity and regular excercising.
Production of unhealthy foods and beverages, along with obesity is taxable by law. A fat tax is a tax that is placed upon fattening food, beverages or on overweight individuals. It aims to decrease the consumption of foods that cause obesity.
fat tax? :) good one. I think every country would need that
I lol'd so hard when I read about it. But yes! I agree. Every country would greatly benefit from implementation of such a tax. Both money and health wise :)
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One truth is simple : CULTURE and DISCIPLINE
Japanese have this kind of character that makes them live long. You can see how beautiful, clean, fresh and organized Japan is because they've build a character that helps them grow - even older. As I've watched a video from Nas Daily, an average of 80+ year is their normal life span. Because of a couple of reasons :
- Food - They've developed cuisines and appetite that makes them consume food that provides a lot of good nutrients. From their Sushi, to eating nutritious diet and to eating sustainable amount of food that they need.
- Culture - They have a culture that makes them live happily and have the time to meditate.
- Homes - They have built homes for simplicity, appreciating things in their surroundings. They have homes that makes you not stress. When you wake up, you will be faced with sunshine.
- Lastly, Technology - Japan has the best technology around the world and the people are using it. Their advancement of technology is shared among the people, making their life convenient and self sustaining.
This also has an effect on the low birth rate which causes parents to multiply in Japan than their young people. There are several reasons why the birth rate is very low in Japan. For the case of low rates of birth rates in Japan,
1. Difficult to feel pain during childbirth and after childbirth
This problem is very common for women when they want to give birth. When the birth process, most women will experience tremendous pain, and some also feel mediocre during childbirth. Japan, when women want to give birth, they prefer to go home because there are families who can help with the birth process.
2. Cost of childbirth is expensive
This is a major problem seen from an economic point of view. Because Japan has a high life expectancy, then automatically the prices of the goods there are much more expensive, as well as the cost of delivery in Japan which is quite expensive for most people. Because of the high cost of this labor, so some mothers choose to delay their pregnancy so they have a fee for delivery.
3. There is no culture of sharing homework with a husband
In Japan, the division of labor to take care of the house is different compared to other countries, which is at most 10% of husbands and 90% of wives. Although this does not happen to young couples, there are still many Japanese men who let their wives do home activities to take care of their children.
Japan is a very health concious nation. Striving to fill your body nothing but healthy foods is embedded in their culture.
They consume a lot more seafood than the rest of the world. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Japanese seafood consumption was 55.7 kilograms per capita in the last year compared to the U.S. with just 24.2 kilograms.
The benefits of a high seafood diet include:
The seize of their portions is tiny. Unlike the rest of the world, including Croatia where I'm from, where the serving sizes are huge. In Japan, you will be surprised to be served a very small portion of food per meal. The benefits of this are many but, the main ones are that the risk of obesity and related illlnesses is highly reduced.
They drink a lot of tea. Not only do they drink a great deal of tea but, the act of drinking tea in Japan is traditionally ritualised. The tradition, takes place in a small structure modeled to look like a hermit’s hut. The idea is to clear ones senses from distractions and lead your mind away from the problems of everyday life.
They have a very good and affordable health care system.
The elderly are very active and enjoy taking part in physical activity and regular excercising.
Production of unhealthy foods and beverages, along with obesity is taxable by law. A fat tax is a tax that is placed upon fattening food, beverages or on overweight individuals. It aims to decrease the consumption of foods that cause obesity.