The government should revise its definition of "the working population" and aim to have working environments where people of all ages, especially the elderly, can work flexibly, a policy subcommittee of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed Wednesday.
In its statistics, the government currently defines "the working population" as those aged 15 to 64. Most Japanese companies likewise set the compulsory retirement age at 65 or younger.
But according to the subcommittee's 13-page report, this assumption should be changed so that more elderly people can continue working to support the country's economy and social security system.