Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

Published: July 15, 2023, 5 a.m.

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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 \\u2013 that more nappies aimed at adults are sold in Japan than those made for babies \\u2013 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\\nReporter: Isobel Gough\\nProducers: Isobel Gough, Jon Bithrey\\nSound Engineer: James Beard\\nProduction Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown

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