61 [The 2025 Problem and Investing for the Future] Is an Increase in Nursing Care Insurance Premiums Inevitable? Extending Healthy Lifespans Is the Only Way to Save Society
The following is written in German. The 2025 Problem? A Turning Point That Will Determine Japan's Future (English Translation) The recent increase in social security expenses continues to raise the burden of "long-term care insurance premiums" and "social insurance premiums" deducted from our salaries. The root cause of this is the major milestone that Japan cannot avoid: The 2025 Problem. 1. The Shock of the "Baby Boomer Generation" Becoming Late-Stage Seniors To put the [2025 Problem] simply, it means that the 'Baby Boomer Generation' (Dankai no Sedai), born after World War II, will all turn 75 or older—becoming "late-stage seniors" —in 2025. Scale of the Shock: The Baby Boomer Generation (born around 1947–1949) saw approximately 2.7 million births annually . This means that about 2.7 million people across Japan will suddenly turn 75 or older. This is roughly the same number as the population of Osaka City. The fact that about ...