Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers
- Written by Simon Avenell, Professor in Modern Japanese History, Australian National University
ShutterstockIn 2024, the youngest of Japan’s baby boomers will turn 75. The boomers are called the “bunched” generation in Japan because they were born in a short spurt in the late 1940s, in the aftermath of the end of the second world war.
The sheer size of this cohort has made it a lightning rod for many of the thorny social and...
