Staff writer
It began with a chat among three women in their 50s on their regular topic: What do you want to do when you grow old?
Yoko Kihira, Hiroko Seki and Michiko Iseki, who have been friends for years, agreed that they want to lead independent lives while keeping in touch with society through work, even after they begin to be called "elderly."
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