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Japan’s Elderly Are Seeking Jobs Even Past Retirement
The number of people 65 and older looking for work in Japan has more than doubled over the past decade, according to government data.
The proportion of job seekers 65 and older was 13%, up sharply from 5% in 2014. If those ages 55 and over are included, the group accounts for a third of all job seekers.
Elderly job seekers cite work as an opportunity to supplement their income while also staying mentally and physically active.
Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto made history as the first woman in 56 years to win three consecutive figure skating world titles.
Sakamoto, 23, clinched her third world title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, rallying from fourth place.
She is the first woman since Peggy Fleming in 1968 to win three consecutive years.
The Biden campaign has released a new ad targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander voters in battleground states.
The ad follows AAPI married couple and small-business owners Jenny Poon and Odeen Domingo and their experience raising a family.
Asian Americans owned 612,194 businesses in 2020, the highest across all minority group.
The Wisconsin State Senate unanimously approved a bill requiring the teaching of Asian American and Hmong history in public schools.
Current laws require public schools to teach Black American, Latino American and Native American history.
Now, the bill is awaiting signed approval from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to become law.
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