Slinging pizza in Tokyo at 86
by editors@theworld.org (Rebecca Rosman) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6SP4Q)
Across Japan, an aging population is redefining what it means to work. Elderly employees now make up a record 13.5% of the country's workforce. To find out why so many seniors in Japan stay on the job well into their 70s and 80s, and even beyond, reporter Rebecca Rosman met up with some of them to get their stories. Starting with Kamekichi Fujiwara, who at 86 is still making pizza and selling it at his Tokyo restaurant, Tony's Pizza.