An Overview
Our lives are built upon the efforts of the elderly
Japan is an aging country and senior laborers aged above 65 have been increasing for the last 15 years. In 2018 there were approximately 8.62 million. Agriculture including livestock, forestry and local workshops are the major areas of work, many of which require physical labor that results in severe backache.
Global virus attack creates a severe labor shortage
COVID-19 is seriously affecting manpower in all industries with interns and other seasonal labor unable to travel across the regions of the country to provide critical support work.
This left...