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		Japan looks to robots to fill jobs (bbc.co.uk)
		7 points by RiderOfGiraffes on Sept 3, 2009 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

roundsquare on Sept 3, 2009 | [–]

> The United Nations estimates that by the middle of the century there will be more than a million Japanese who are over 100 years old.

Wow! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7612363.stm

nibrahim on Sept 3, 2009 | [–]

I suppose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEVA0WbmfAA applies to manpower as well as brains.

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