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(Working after retirement is not popular)

Working after retirement is not popular

(because retired people usually want to pursue new and interesting hobbies.)

because retired people usually want to pursue new and interesting hobbies.

(Instead of working, many elderly people choose to travel,)

Instead of working, many elderly people choose to travel,

(study traditional Japanese arts and foreign languages, and so on.)

study traditional Japanese arts and foreign languages, and so on.

(Doing these enjoyable activities is more important than working.)

Doing these enjoyable activities is more important than working.

(Moreover, some elderly people cannot find jobs, even when they want to work.)

Moreover, some elderly people cannot find jobs, even when they want to work.

(Many companies force their employees to retire because they do not want to pay them high salaries anymore.)

Many companies force their employees to retire because they do not want to pay them high salaries anymore.

(A lot of companies also avoid hiring elderly workers, and they choose to hire young people instead.)

A lot of companies also avoid hiring elderly workers, and they choose to hire young people instead.