When a friend came back from Japan, he told us about some of the different feelings he had during his time in Japan.
The first point:
When I arrived in Japan, I met people working in the tourism and service industries with a wide range of ages, and they were all elderly. Gray-haired elderly people, such as taxi drivers, hotel front desks, bus drivers, subway cleaners, etc.
I took a taxi to Meiji Jingu in Asakusa, Tokyo, and the driver was a gray-haired grandfather in his 70s, with a crisp suit and white gloves. The interior of the car is very clean and has a faint fragrance, as well as an air freshness index meter, and there is a white lace scarf on the backrest. The overall professionalism of the old man is very high.
Because I was curious, my friend went to find out about the situation. It turns out that Japan's aging population is serious, coupled with the continued economic downturn, so the elderly in Japan are still working even when they reach retirement age. On the one hand, the later you retire, the more annuities you can receive.
For example, you can get a pension when you retire at the age of 60, but it is the most cost-effective to receive it at the age of 70. If the 65-year-old collar is 1 million, the 60-year-old will only have 760,000, but if the 70-year-old collar will be 1.42 million. Therefore, most old men and old ladies will basically choose to retire at the age of 70 and then receive it.
The coffee shop grandfather is 84 years old and the grandmother is 74 years old
On the other hand, prices are rising, and the value of the annuity is depreciating, and the monthly pension is simply not enough. The driver, Mr. Kawaguchi, said that he could receive 140,000 yen (about 8,600 yuan) a month, and that he had a deficit of 7,000 yuan a month excluding necessary expenses. He had to find a job as a driver with an hourly wage of 1,000 yen.
Another reason is that most young mothers in Japan take care of the family more full-time at home, unlike in China, where more children are brought by the elderly.
That's why I see so many old ladies and grandfathers in their sixties and seventies, and even in their 80s, they are still active in their posts.
Second Impression:
The public toilets and streets in Japan are really clean. In particular, garbage sorting is done very well on a daily basis. Both adults and children are very aware of this.
Unlike in China, garbage classification is just a decoration. Even if the residents are sorted and sorted according to the requirements, they still collect the garbage together.
Garbage sorting in supermarkets
The third touch:
In Japan, rice is especially delicious. Every restaurant you go to has requirements for the quality of the rice you serve. Unlike many restaurants in China, the quality of rice is very poor, and the taste is not good, like the feeling of aged rice. A friend said that when eating in Japan, vegetables are really rarely eaten. So I just ate and ate for many days.
Write at the end
After listening to my friend's Japanese story, my mother felt a lot of emotion. She said it was better to be born in China! For example, although my mother is a farmer and does not have a regular job, she pays pension insurance, which is more than 1,000 a month. Generally, the daily living expenses are sufficient.
If you change to Japan, your mother will need to work until she is 70 years old, and she may not be able to save enough for her pension. With the aging of China, will China also follow in the footsteps of Japan?
Come on! China, I hope it can become stronger and stronger! I hope that when we are old, we will have something to support, something to rely on, and something to enjoy when we are old!