China stirs trouble with plan to hike retirement age from 60
China is making a new push to raise one of the world’s lowest retirement ages as it tries to cope with a rapidly graying population, a move that’s already fueling public discontent and will test the Communist Party’s ability to implement reforms. The ruling party ...
With two-child policy still in place, graying China looks to boost fertility
China introduced a controversial "one-child policy" in 1978, saying efforts to reduce poverty and develop the economy were being undermined by population growth.
Visitors to care homes in parts of England will be able to get tested for COVID-19 under a new pilot plan aimed at reducing onerous restrictions in time for Christmas, the health ministry said Saturday. With England under lockdown until December, care home visits can ...
Japan to prioritize older people in administering coronavirus vaccines
The government plans to distribute coupons for free vaccinations in order of priority when a vaccine is ready, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Japan's 'healing robots' help ease COVID-19 isolation
Sales of automatons that gather data on the well-being of their owners have risen, with many being given as gifts to older parents.
Overnight nursing care users dropped 20% in May amid pandemic
Despite high demand for nursing services in general, the number of care facility users sharply fell as older people refrained from visiting for fear of being infected.
Ex-top bureaucrat, 89, pleads not guilty over fatal Tokyo crash
He also injured nine others ages 2 to 90, including his wife who was a passenger in the car, according to the indictment.
Information on approaching natural disasters is mainly disseminated through outdoor speakers, but the information often becomes inaudible.
Robbers posing as gas inspectors target elderly people in Tokyo area
A senior police official said such cases are an off-shoot of so-called special fraud cases, in which older people are the main targets.
AI speakers play growing role in daily life of Japan's seniors and disabled
The devices have found popularity with older people and those with disabilities.
Many have not increased how much they go out since the government fully lifted its state of emergency over the coronavirus in late May.
The estimated number of people aged 65 or older stood at 36.17 million after adding 300,000 from a year earlier, an internal affairs ministry survey showed.
