TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 1: A view of the park within the International Day of Older Persons, a small group of elderly residents gather at dawn in their local park, as they do every day in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2025. Rain had kept many away, but the regulars stood firm, sheltered beneath thick tree branches serving as natural umbrellas. Moving to the rhythm of a soft tune playing from a portable speaker, they performed radio taiso, Japan’s century-old communal exercise routine. In Japan, old age is not withdrawal, it is disciplined perseverance. Japanese society is getting old and official statistics predict that the number of elderly people of those 65 and older in Japan will increase and is expected to reach 34.8% by 2040. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 1: A view of the park within the International Day of Older Persons, a small group of elderly residents gather at dawn in their local park, as they do every day in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2025. Rain had kept many away, but the regulars stood firm, sheltered beneath thick tree branches serving as natural umbrellas. Moving to the rhythm of a soft tune playing from a portable speaker, they performed radio taiso, Japan’s century-old communal exercise routine. In Japan, old age is not withdrawal, it is disciplined perseverance. Japanese society is getting old and official statistics predict that the number of elderly people of those 65 and older in Japan will increase and is expected to reach 34.8% by 2040. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 1: A view of the park within the International Day of Older Persons, a small group of elderly residents gather at dawn in their local park, as they do every day in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2025. Rain had kept many away, but the regulars stood firm, sheltered beneath thick tree branches serving as natural umbrellas. Moving to the rhythm of a soft tune playing from a portable speaker, they performed radio taiso, Japan’s century-old communal exercise routine. In Japan, old age is not withdrawal, it is disciplined perseverance. Japanese society is getting old and official statistics predict that the number of elderly people of those 65 and older in Japan will increase and is expected to reach 34.8% by 2040. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 1: A view of the park within the International Day of Older Persons, a small group of elderly residents gather at dawn in their local park, as they do every day in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2025. Rain had kept many away, but the regulars stood firm, sheltered beneath thick tree branches serving as natural umbrellas. Moving to the rhythm of a soft tune playing from a portable speaker, they performed radio taiso, Japan’s century-old communal exercise routine. In Japan, old age is not withdrawal, it is disciplined perseverance. Japanese society is getting old and official statistics predict that the number of elderly people of those 65 and older in Japan will increase and is expected to reach 34.8% by 2040. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 1: A view of the park within the International Day of Older Persons, a small group of elderly residents gather at dawn in their local park, as they do every day in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2025. Rain had kept many away, but the regulars stood firm, sheltered beneath thick tree branches serving as natural umbrellas. Moving to the rhythm of a soft tune playing from a portable speaker, they performed radio taiso, Japan’s century-old communal exercise routine. In Japan, old age is not withdrawal, it is disciplined perseverance. Japanese society is getting old and official statistics predict that the number of elderly people of those 65 and older in Japan will increase and is expected to reach 34.8% by 2040. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 1: A view of the park within the International Day of Older Persons, a small group of elderly residents gather at dawn in their local park, as they do every day in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2025. Rain had kept many away, but the regulars stood firm, sheltered beneath thick tree branches serving as natural umbrellas. Moving to the rhythm of a soft tune playing from a portable speaker, they performed radio taiso, Japan’s century-old communal exercise routine. In Japan, old age is not withdrawal, it is disciplined perseverance. Japanese society is getting old and official statistics predict that the number of elderly people of those 65 and older in Japan will increase and is expected to reach 34.8% by 2040. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 1: A view of the park within the International Day of Older Persons, a small group of elderly residents gather at dawn in their local park, as they do every day in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2025. Rain had kept many away, but the regulars stood firm, sheltered beneath thick tree branches serving as natural umbrellas. Moving to the rhythm of a soft tune playing from a portable speaker, they performed radio taiso, Japan’s century-old communal exercise routine. In Japan, old age is not withdrawal, it is disciplined perseverance. Japanese society is getting old and official statistics predict that the number of elderly people of those 65 and older in Japan will increase and is expected to reach 34.8% by 2040. ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency )