20080404 Japan, Elderly work force- Nishijimax (11 images)

Katsuya Hyodo (74 years old, centre of pic) at work, with colleague Takayoshi Hirao (75 years old, right of pic), in Nishijimax Corp, Toyokawa, Japan. Nishijimax Corporation does not have a retirement age limit for it's employees, they can retire when they feel it is time. Out of the present workforce of 150 employees, 18 are over the age of 60, with three employees having worked for the company for more than 50 years, including Katsuya Hyodo.