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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2018
Government OKs hiking optional pension age to 71
With Japan short on labor, the government approves an outline for hiking the age at which public pension payments can start to 71 or older.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 12, 2018
Celebrating Coming-of-Age Day a month late in Yokohama
Harenohi of Yokohama suddenly halted all operations last month, leaving many new adults unable to wear formal attire for their Coming-of-Age ceremonies. An event was held on Feb. 4 in Yokohama to bless those who were affected.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 28, 2018
Hazards of dementia manifesting in residential complexes
When rescue workers responded to a midnight emergency call from an Osaka apartment unit in August 2016 and rushed to the scene, they first had to climb over piles of junk including empty cans and leftover food. Among it, they found a dehydrated elderly woman whose thinking was muddled; nearby was her older sister who was suffering from dementia and in a state of confusion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 22, 2018
Let's discuss the Harenohi Coming-of-Age Day kimono disaster
Police received at least 160 complaints after a kimono rental firm halted operations just before Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies, leaving young women without formal attire for the once-in-a-lifetime event.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2018
Hachioji group leads charge to redo Coming-of-Age Day for women ambushed by kimono firm's failure
Some of the new adults who were deprived of kimono for Coming-of-Age Day when a debt-ridden rental firm folded on Monday will get another chance to celebrate the event in style next month with help from volunteers, it was learned Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018
Coming of age: 1 in 8 new adults in Tokyo are not Japanese, ward figures show
The foreign community is younger overall than the native population across the 23 wards, figures show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018
Kimono rental shop that went bust had significant debt amid fierce industry competition: sources
Details emerged Wednesday about significant debts faced by a kimono rental firm that went bust just before Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies, leaving scores of women celebrating adulthood without their formal attire.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2018
Kimono rental firm's sudden closure leaves many women scrambling on Coming-of-Age Day
Police have received at least 160 complaints after a kimono rental firm halted operations just before Monday's Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies, leaving many young women without formal attire for the once-in-a-lifetime event, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2018
NPA says number of traffic deaths fell to below 3,700 in 2017 after rules were strengthened
Traffic deaths reached a record low after revisions to the road traffic law last March, a police crackdown on violations, and tougher dementia tests for elderly people renewing driving licenses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 29, 2017
Japan aims to lower age of adulthood to 18 by 2022
The government has decided to introduce legislation toward lowering the legal age of adulthood from 20 to 18 when the Diet opens in January. It is also slated to remove a clause in the Imperial House Law that sets the emperor's age of majority at 18, and submit 24 bills also related to revising the Civil Code, informed sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2017
Malaysia's second-home program losing its allure with Japanese after 3/11
Fewer Japanese are migrating to Malaysia under the Southeast Asian nation's second-home scheme now that Japan has made progress recovering from the 2011 mega-quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2017
Tokyo nursing home worker admitted to killing resident over bed-wetting, police say
A former caregiver at a Tokyo nursing home was arrested Tuesday over the murder of an 83-year-old resident at the facility in August, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2017
Some 30,000 elderly drivers in Japan show signs of dementia
About 2.7 percent of elderly drivers who took a mandatory test under a revised traffic law are deemed at risk of having dementia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2017
Number of people in Japan aged 90 and above tops 2 million for first time
The number of Japanese 90 or older stood at 2.06 million as of last week.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 9, 2017
'The Expat's Guide to Growing Old in Japan: What You Need to Know': a review
If you'r e Japan resident and retirement is now closer than your college graduation, you probably need this book.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 4, 2017
Japanese packed with phrases for the ages
The Japanese language certainly has no shortage of age-related terms, and the subject can pop up in almost any context.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2017
Japan's restaurants, karaoke spots increasingly catering to solo patrons
Japan is witnessing an expansion of businesses catering to solo customers, including restaurants and even karaoke spots targeting patrons who value privacy and minimal human interaction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2017
Gifu nursing home probed following three deaths in two weeks
A nursing home in Gifu Prefecture is inspected after three deaths and two serious injuries occur there in just two weeks, putting staff under suspicion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2017
Japan's health care is far from free, and ballooning costs could mean higher premiums
Japan's health insurance system is considered "universal," since it covers everyone in the country, but it is hardly "free" in the sense of having the government pay for everything with tax revenue.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2017
Preventing accidents by elderly drivers
The National Police Agency must consider how to build a network among the police, local governments and health care professionals to reduce the number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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