Is age/demographics starting to be an issue for Japan?

That makes three Japanese officials commenting on the matter today after BOJ governor Kuroda and deputy governor Amamiya also spoke on the aging population earlier today.

Kuroda spoke earlier as noted here. He mentioned that domestic banks searching harder for higher yields in an aging society with low interest rates could make the financial system less stable. From a macro perspective, that makes a bit of sense as the central bank's negative rate policy and low yielding bonds are depriving the elderly and retirees of interest income.

If the demographics in Japan start shifting quicker towards a more aging population over the next decade, this issue could come under more scrutiny by Japanese officials in the coming years.