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ERIC Number: EJ210545
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1979-Oct
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Recent Extension of Retirement Age in Japan.
Kii, Toshi
Gerontologist, v19 n5 p481-86 Oct 1979
Although Japan is known to have the earliest mandatory retirement age (age 55) among the industrialized nations, the majority of workers continue to work beyond that age. Two systems allow those retired from their career jobs to continue to work: the reemployment system and the extension-of-employment system. (Author)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations, Employment Patterns, Gerontology, Japanese, Labor Force, Older Adults, Retirement, Retraining
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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