Research on the Employment of the Elderly in Japan under the Background of Population Aging

Population aging is a universal and severe problem faced by all countries in the world. The reduction of young and middle-aged labor force, the shrinking size of families and the rising expenditure of social security fees have brought great challenges to the comprehensive management of the country. Japan is one of the first countries in the world to enter aging, and it is the country with the highest degree of aging. Under the background of the great impact of aging on economic and social development, Japan has paid more and more attention to the employment of the elderly, actively improved the policies to promote the employment of the elderly with the help of legislation, such as gradually delaying retirement, providing financial subsidies to enterprises actively employing the elderly, and establishing various platforms to support the employment of the elderly to broaden the employment channels of the elderly. The contradiction of insufficient labor supply has been alleviated largely. These measures provide a useful reference for China to promote and encourage the employment of the elderly.