Japan's population is shrinking and graying faster than any country's in history, and this 101 East episode from Al Jazeera tracks what that looks like on the ground. The numbers are stark: 127.8 million people last year, a projected fall to as few as 87 million by 2060, with 40 percent of those remaining over 65. Adult diapers now outsell baby diapers. The film visits hospitals and care services short-staffed for a growing elderly population, and sits with families dealing with 'kodokushi', the lonely deaths of seniors who live and die alone; four million elderly Japanese now live by themselves. Caregivers describe their own isolation and burnout. Policymakers debate raising the retirement age to 70 and lifting consumption tax to shore up pensions, while companies chase what they call the 'silver yen', building robotic carers and robotic legs for patients who can no longer walk. Workers in elder care argue the country will eventually need immigration to fill the labor gap, a position the government has resisted.