Food as a 'connector' between people
When technology is used to connect people who are in different locations and allow them to share the experience of eating together in virtual space, using a smartphone, for example, it will help reduce the problems linked to eating alone.
Can we achieve an 'age-free' society?
It's time we end the age-driven society and pay attention to the variety and differences among people in the same demographic.
Aging Tokyo town lures young residents with offers of houses and land
An inconspicuous wooden teahouse stands midway on a winding road that connects the center of a remote mountainous town in western Tokyo to a scenic lake that supplies water to the capital. Inside the old Japanese-style residence, there are several mismatching tables and chairs on ...
More than 80 percent of drivers aged 75 or older who caused fatal accidents in 2016 had not been involved in any traffic accidents or violations in the preceding three years, according to a survey by the National Police Agency. The survey result shows that ...
All levels of society need to work harder at helping older ex-convicts to stay out of prison.
Senior survey says half of men, quarter of women drink too much
Around half of men 65 and older who drink alcoholic beverages disregard the government's health guidelines, which recommend consuming, for example, just one 500-ml can of beer per day, a health ministry survey showed Sunday. About 25 percent of women in the same age bracket ...
An increasing number of elderly people are living in poverty.
Lawson plans new convenience store with services for seniors
Lawson Inc. will open a new type of convenience store in 2015 that will cater to elderly people by having specialized staff on hand who can help them choose day-care facilities and nursing services, a company official said Monday. Lawson plans to open 30 of ...
Older workers play vital role in Japan's nursing sector from suffering labor shortage
Older workers are helping address a chronic labor shortage in the nation's nursing care sector, with many of them caring for clients in their own age group. Shigeto Hirata, 73, works in the daytime from Monday through Saturday, making home visits to people who need ...
Empowering elderly people key to Japan's growth: ADB think tank chief
Empowering elderly people in Japan's aging society is the key to reviving and sustaining economic growth in the world's third-largest economy, according to the head of a think tank unit of the Asian Development Bank. "Demography is the biggest problem for Japanese recovery," Naoyuki Yoshino, ...
