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DEMENTIA

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 5, 2017
Canada scientists: Living near heavy traffic raises dementia risk
People who live near busy roads laden with heavy traffic face a higher risk of developing dementia than those living farther away, according to researchers in Canada.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 29, 2016
Students experience dementia via virtual reality
What does it feel like to forget where you are and why you're at a place — in other words, what is it like to experience the symptoms of dementia?
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2016
21% of old dogs may be senile: study
One in five pet dogs 8 years old or above — 50 in human terms — are suspected of having symptoms of dementia similar to Alzheimer's disease in humans, a survey by a veterinary researcher shows.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2016
Two Tokyo pedestrians killed in accident involving elderly driver
Two people were killed when a car driven by an elderly woman suddenly accelerated and broke through a parking lot gate at a hospital in Tachikawa, western Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2016
Disaster-related stress, displacement may worsen cognitive decline in elderly: study
Elderly people forced out of their homes and separated from neighbors in the aftermath of a natural disaster may be more prone to dementia than survivors who are able to remain in their dwellings, a new study suggests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2016
'Cosmetic therapy' said to stem dementia's effect on seniors
Applying makeup may halt the progress of dementia among elderly people, helping keep their brains active, recent studies say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 25, 2016
A confused, senile future awaits Japan
Confucius said: "When your parents are alive, serve them according to ritual. When they die, bury them according to ritual, make sacrifices to them according to ritual."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 16, 2016
Record 12,000 people with dementia reported missing in Japan in 2015
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said about 4.62 million people had dementia in 2012 and it expects the figure to rise to 7 million by 2025.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2016
Sports clubs among firms trying to keep dementia at bay in graying Japan
There is a new focus on physical and mental drills to keep middle-aged and older people sharp as graying Japan grapples with rising levels of dementia.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2016
Financial misconduct by legal professionals acting as guardians hits record high
The number of cases of financial misconduct by legal professionals serving as guardians for people suffering dementia or intellectual disabilities hit an all-time high of 37 in 2015, a Supreme Court survey obtained by Kyodo News showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2016
Hyogo man, 82, arrested, admits strangling dementia-stricken wife
An 82-year-old man of Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of strangling his 79-year-old wife, who had dementia, in their home Tuesday, police said.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 14, 2016
Let's discuss the recent ruling on dementia
The Supreme Court has dismissed the liability of the family of a 91-year-old man with dementia who was killed by a train after wandering onto railway tracks.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2016
Foot prints may be the new fingerprints for disaster victims, dementia sufferers
A new method of identifying bodies after natural disasters and people with dementia uses data taken from scans of the soles of their feet.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2016
Municipalities tie up with co-ops to watch over dementia patients
Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling siding with a family over a rail operator in a case where a dementia suffer was struck and killed by a train highlights the burdens faced by family caregivers and the need for society to offer them assistance, an expert on the mental illness has said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2016
Japan's Supreme Court dismisses liability of family in death of man with dementia
The Supreme Court says a family doesn't have to pay a railroad for its lost revenue when their relative with dementia wandered onto the tracks and was killed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2016
Japanese Supreme Court hears its first case on dementia liability
The family of a 91-year-old man with dementia who was killed by a train after wandering onto railway tracks argued Tuesday before the Supreme Court that holding them liable for disrupting train services would essentially deny that healthy and disabled people can coexist in society.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES
Jan 3, 2016
Options available to mitigate dangers of living alone with dementia
At first glance, it's hard to tell what's wrong with Keiko Sawada. As casual exchanges continue, however, it becomes increasingly clear the former bar hostess has serious memory problems.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 30, 2015
Expert highlights dangers of over-prescribing psychotropic dementia medication
As a massive wave of Japanese enter their twilight years, an expert is calling for prudent use of psychotropic drugs to treat dementia patients, some of whom have suffered ill health due to over-prescription.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 28, 2015
Japan's children face a dementia boom
Confucius said it's not enough merely to provide for our parents. We must revere them. To fail in filial reverence, he said, is to be no better than the animals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 28, 2015
Films focus on dementia and find hope
Last week, a 47-year-old woman was arrested for killing her 81-year-old mother and "assisting" in the suicide of her 74-year-old father. The woman had been found on the banks of the Tone River in Saitama Prefecture, into which she and her parents had driven in order to drown themselves.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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