The estimated number of people aged 65 or over in Japan stood at a record high of 34.61 million as of Thursday, accounting for 27.3 percent of the nation’s total population, an Internal Affairs Ministry survey showed Sunday. The number of elderly men came to 14.99 million, accounting for 24.3 percent of the total male population. That of women stood at 19.62 million, or 30.1 percent of the female population across the country, with the proportion topping the 30 percent threshold for the first time ever. The survey results were released ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Monday, which is a public holiday. In 2015, ... (full story)