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Elderly residents rest in the grounds of a temple in Tokyo on September 15, 2014 as the country marks Respect-for-the-Aged-Day. The number of people aged 65 or older in Japan is at a record 32.96 million, accounting for an all-time high of 25.9 percent of the nation's total population, the government announced. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

Elderly residents rest in the grounds of a temple in Tokyo on September 15, 2014 as the country marks Respect-for-the-Aged-Day.  The number of people aged 65 or older in Japan is at a record 32.96 million, accounting for an all-time high of 25.9 percent of the nation's total population, the government announced.    AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO        (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)