Japan's elderly lift dumbbells in central Tokyo

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Hundreds of elderly Japanese people take part in group exercises on Respect for the Aged Day as the country struggles to cope with its ageing population.

Elderly and middle-aged people exercise with wooden dumbbells during a health promotion event to mark Japan's Respect for the Aged Day at a temple in Tokyo's Sugamo district, on Sept 18, 2017.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Hundreds of elderly Japanese people take part in group exercises on Respect for the Aged Day (Sept 18) as the country struggles to cope with its ageing population.

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