Original version

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

More or Less

Discussion & Talk

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

No Master Brand

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC Afghan Radio

More or Less: Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

Magazines & Reviews

Factual

Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

15/07/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - More or Less, Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

We examine a claim related to the perception of Japan as an ageing society.

Japan has one of the highest rates of life expectancy and one of the lowest birth rates. But does that mean that a widely circulated claim – that more nappies aimed at adults are sold in Japan than those made for babies – is true? With guests Sarah Parsons, Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS in London and Dr Mireya Solis, Knight Chair in Japan Studies at the Brookings Institution.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Reporter: Isobel Gough
Producers: Isobel Gough, Jon Bithrey
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown

(Japanese models wear the latest fashion style of adult diapers for senior health during its fashion show in Tokyo 2008. Credit: Yoshikazu Tsuno/Getty imges)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

More or Less

Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

About BBC World Service