Japanese Youngsters Don’t Want to Live Too Long: Survey

September 17, 2018

Tokyo- Young Japanese people in their 20s do not want to live to age 80, an insurance company survey revealed on Sunday.

Men and women aged 20 to 29 hope to live to be 78.1 years old and 76.9 years old, respectively, the survey by MetLife Inc. found.

The "desired life expectancy" figures came below the average life expectancy of 81.09 years for men and 87.26 years for women in 2017.

The survey results indicate that the "100-year-life society" slogan of the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is not attracting young people, pundits said.

The insurer conducted the survey on 14,100 people aged 20-79 in June.

Of all the respondents, 41.2 pct said they do not want to live too long and 81.7 pct voiced concerns over their old age.

The top cause for the anxiety is money, with 27.1 pct of respondents in their 20s expecting no pension payment at all, the survey also found. Jiji Press