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  "title": "Chart of the Week: Japan Grows Older",
  "publication": "IMF Blog, January 14, 2019",
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      "heading": "Overview and context",
      "content": "- Publication date: January 14, 2019\n- Credit (photo): JohnnyGreig/iStock\n- Tags: Chart of the Week; Aging\n- Languages noted: 中文, 日本語\n- Context: Six years of “Abenomics” saw lower fiscal deficits, near-record unemployment, and higher female labor force participation."
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    {
      "heading": "Demographic findings",
      "content": "- Japan’s population will continue to shrink.\n- The old-age dependency ratio will increase further.\n  - Old-age dependency ratio defined as the ratio of individuals aged 65 years and over to individuals aged 15-64 years."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Economic and fiscal implications",
      "content": "- Aging and shrinking population create intensifying demographic headwinds for Japan’s economy and financial sector.\n- The government needs a well-specified and credible medium-term plan to reduce debt and deficits in the coming years to address the challenges of financing health and pension costs of an aging population."
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      "heading": "Upcoming IMF work",
      "content": "- On January 15, the IMF will release new research and analysis and publish a blog on the future of savings and pensions in an aging world.\n\nSource: Chart of the Week: Japan Grows Older (IMF), January 14, 2019\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 日本趋于老龄化; IMF blog; 2018 年1 月15 日\n  - 日本趋于老龄化; IMF blog; 2018 年1 月15 日 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 日本趋于老龄化; IMF blog; 2018 年1 月15 日 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- 年老いていく日本  IMFブログ\t2019年1月15日\n  - 年老いていく日本  IMFブログ\t2019年1月15日 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 年老いていく日本  IMFブログ\t2019年1月15日 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\n References\n\n- economic assessment\n- https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/copy-eng-jan10-japan-a4-old-age-dependency.png\n- Japan and the IMF\n- Global Aging\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2019/01/14/chart-of-the-week-japan-grows-older"
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    "Authors: The Editors",
    "Published: January 14, 2019",
    "Publication date: January 14, 2019",
    "Credit (photo): JohnnyGreig/iStock",
    "Tags: Chart of the Week; Aging",
    "Languages noted: 中文, 日本語",
    "Context: Six years of “Abenomics” saw lower fiscal deficits, near-record unemployment, and higher female labor force participation.",
    "Japan’s population will continue to shrink.",
    "The old-age dependency ratio will increase further.",
    "Aging and shrinking population create intensifying demographic headwinds for Japan’s economy and financial sector.",
    "The government needs a well-specified and credible medium-term plan to reduce debt and deficits in the coming years to address the challenges of financing health and pension costs of an aging population.",
    "On January 15, the IMF will release new research and analysis and publish a blog on the future of savings and pensions in an aging world.",
    "**日本趋于老龄化; IMF blog; 2018 年1 月15 日**",
    "**年老いていく日本  IMFブログ\t2019年1月15日**",
    "[economic assessment](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2018/11/27/na112818-japans-economic-outlook-in-five-charts)",
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