Retirement Some people believe that in order to give opportunities to new generation, companies should encourage high level employees who are older than 55 to retire. I can’t agree with that. First, average life of people is getting longer and longer. For example, in Japan, average life is more than eighty. If we encourage people to retire at 55, it’s a waste of Human Resources. Second, government wants to delay people’s retirement. If the retirement age set by government is 65, that means people can’t receive their retirement pension until 65. If they retire at 55, they will have no income in 10 years. Well, if companies would like to give them subsidies in the 10 years, that would be not too bad. Third, senior people are not obstacles of young people. Senior people can be good teachers and directors to help new generation to catch their opportunities