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Articles related to focusing on healthy aging, prevention, mobility, cognition, nutrition, independence, and caregiving support.

Oct 21, 2025

4 min

What is the Korean age problem? Understanding the unified age system

Before a 2023 law, South Koreans navigated a confusing web of three different age systems, which led to significant administrative and social costs. This complex method of calculating age, widely known as the Korean age problem, caused decades of widespread confusion.

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Oct 16, 2025

4 min

How does Korean aging work? A guide to its traditional and modernized systems

In a historic move in 2023, South Korea officially adopted the international age system for all legal and administrative matters, effectively making every citizen one to two years younger. This major policy change addressed confusion caused by multiple age-counting methods but still begs the question: How does Korean aging work, and what is its lasting cultural impact?

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