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‘Work, Work, Work’ stops at 60 in Japan. It shouldn’t
The country is notorious for toiling hard and yet its labour laws make it harder for older workers to fully contribute.
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads a country that often denies many older workers the opportunity to fully contribute.
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Gearoid Reidy
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After being elected head of Japan’s ruling party
It’s ironic, then, that she heads a country that often denies many older workers the opportunity to fully contribute.

