Japan confronts a stark reality: a nation of old people

One of the oldest geishas still working in Japan, Ikuko Akasaka, 82, has been performing the demanding traditional art—dancing and conversing with clients—for 64 years. “Every moment I want to learn new things and polish my art,” she says.

2024-04-15    

The area suddenly springs to life. Five orange-vested workers emerge and bustle about, setting up traffic cones, handing out shopping baskets, and apologizing profusely for shifting the Tokushimaru mobile grocery a few feet from its usual spot. They ferry groceries from the first truck to the second, which efficiently morphs into a miniaturized shop with fold-out shelves and red awnings. The left side is refrigerated and stocked with individual portions of fish and meat, yogurt, eggs, and other perishables. Produce is on the right; snacks and crackers, at the back. Half a dozen shoppers, all older women, move haltingly around the truck.

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