Products of diapers for adults are displayed at a factory of Daio Paper Corporation's subsidiary Elleair in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, Jun 18, 2024.
"The part around the legs is very tight-fitting," he added."When you put them on, you can use them without any worry." With births falling last year to a record low, Japan's population is likely to decline by about 30 per cent to 87 million by 2070, with four people in every 10 aged 65 or more, estimates show.Another diaper maker, Oji Holdings, made headlines this year when it said it would stop making nappies for babies and instead focus on adults.
Daio Paper has no plans to stop making nappies for babies, Nakata said, but the future of the business was clear.
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