Seven-year term sought for driver in Tokyo accident that killed mother and daughter
Public prosecutors demanded a prison term of seven years on Thursday for a 90-year-old former senior Japanese government official over a high-profile fatal runaway car accident in Tokyo in 2019. "The mistake in basic driving operations was gross negligence," the prosecutors said during the trial ...
A deserted Akita town offers a glimpse of Japan's demographic future
A lack of jobs is causing younger people to move away, which results in stores and other industries losing business and leaves mainly the retired population.
Benefits of vaccine rollout begin to show in Tokyo infection data
The coronavirus infection rate is plunging for front-line workers and older people — the demographics inoculated first.
Number of dementia patients reported missing hits record-high 17,565 in 2020
Of the reported missing, 214 were not found by the end of the year, while 16,887 including those reported missing before 2020 were located, according to the police data.
Road deaths in Japan fell to record low in 2020 amid COVID-19 stay home requests
The figure for the year was the lowest since comparable data became available in 1948, according to a white paper approved by the Cabinet.
After the pandemic, a wave of spending by older consumers
Money managers see huge pent-up demand from wealthy older people for medical services and luxury goods.
Nursing services in Japan juggling financial solvency and users' well-being
Should the government be turning to the private sector to provide care for the country's aging population?
City in Fukushima uses lessons learned from tsunami to boost COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Soma's nimble, homegrown approach eschews the reservation systems and fragmented efforts common across Japan.
Support gaps put COVID-19 vaccines out of reach for Japan's visually impaired
Even when Braille is used some are unable to read it, while others are overwhelmed by having to compete with healthy people for vaccination appointments.
Older people in Kyoto and Hyogo now eligible for shots at SDF-run site
With the expansion of areas covered by the Osaka venue, free shuttle buses will run every 30 minutes linking the venue with Shin-Osaka and Tennoji stations.
Japanese farmers turn to technology to overcome pandemic and aging
New digital technologies are enabling farmers to increase crop output and income without needing additional human labor.
While large-scale vaccination venues are being set up around the country, the daily number of vaccinations stands at around 400,000.
