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There are several important implications of the demographic changes that are taking place in Japanese society. Given the low birthrate, the proportion of the aged population, namely those over 65 years of age, is increasing at the highest rate of all OECD countries. The continuation of a rapidly aging population, low birthrate, and economic problems currently experienced by Japan requires drastic measures in terms of human resource management. This paper examines several aspects of an aging population and human resource management. First, a description of the demographic changes in Japanese society will be given by examining the age structure of Japanese society. Second, the impact of the demographic changes on traditional institutional arrangements will be noted. Finally, various steps taken by the government in human resource management will be discussed.
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Ujimoto, K.V. (2000). The aging of Japanese society: human resource management in transition. In: Bowles, P., Woods, L.T. (eds) Japan after the Economic Miracle. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4277-9_10
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