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International Day of Older Persons
The International Day of Older Persons aims at raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly and appreciating the contributions that the elderly makes to society. A designated public holiday in Japan is ‘Respect for the Aged Day’. It has been a national holiday since 1966. Since 2003, the holiday is held on very third Monday of September.