The growing concern of Japan's 'silver democracy'

June 28, 2023 - 4:48pm EDT
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In Japan, there are growing concerns about the dominance of older politicians who lavish welfare spending on older voters, while young politicians are rare, in a situation dubbed "silver democracy."

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