Here’s how this 95-year-old Japanese man spends his day. Watch

The elderly man is seen doing various tasks to keep himself occupied in a video posted by the Instagram page Asian Feed.

Instagram page named Asian Feed posted the video of the man.

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Japan is one of the countries with the lowest-birth rates in the world and is struggling with an ageing population. The United Nations says Japan has the world’s oldest population and national data shows 29.1 per cent of the country’s 125 million people are aged at 65 or even older.

If you wonder how the elderly spend their time in Japan, a video posted on Instagram shows a day in the life of a 95-year-old man. Instagram page named Asian Feed posted the video of the man. “A day in the life of my 95-year-old Japanese grandpa,” says a text insert in the video.

At 10:30 am, he is seen sitting in front of a desktop and working on his blog. At 11:30 am, he sits down in front of a large mirror to draw a self-portrait, which he has many. At 12 pm, he is seen practising on a recorder and then takes a small break. At 12:30 pm, he has lunch sitting on a dining table with his wife. At 1 pm, he tends to his garden that is situated in his home’s backyard. Then at 2 in the noon, he heads out to the train station art gallery. He is seen showing off his walker to others. At 3 pm, he heads home for another nap.

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Netizens have admired the old generation in Japan for being very active. “Old Japanese people are very active, they always have a hobby. I think that’s the reason they live so long,” a user commented. “He gets more done before 3pm than I do in a week,” said another.

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“I just read his blogspot and it is so interesting. in his recent one he talked about the ww2 and how it impacted his life,” wrote a third. “The fact he practices the recorder is adorable,” another user said.