WASHINGTON, D.C.: Japan’s closed-door immigration policy is expected to come under scrutiny after census data showed that more than a quarter of its population is over 64, while the number of children aged under 14 is at a record low – trends that have caused alarm over the country’s economic fortunes.
People aged 65 or over make up a record 26.7% of Japan’s population of 127 million, according 2015 census data released by the internal affairs ministry – an increase of 3.7 percentage points since the last survey was conducted in 2010…