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ELDERLY

JAPAN
May 3, 2018
Over 80% of elderly drivers involved in fatal accidents in Japan drove without incident in the preceding 3 years: police agency
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 12, 2018
Utilities can help save Japan's elderly
By monitoring utility use, companies can play a role in reversing the tragic trend of 'lonely deaths.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 26, 2018
Japan tries to tackle health problems of aging homeless
Public and private efforts are gathering pace to address the increase in the number of elderly homeless Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 26, 2018
Toyohashi man, 93, was oldest to summit Mount Fuji in 2017
The oldest person to climb Mount Fuji last year was 93-year-old Masashi Toyoda, from Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, according to records at Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, a shrine at the foot of the mountain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Mar 13, 2018
Kanagawa computer programmer, 82, recognized worldwide for efforts to keep seniors digitally engaged
People say it is never too late to start new things. No one would object to that. But in reality, not many people have the guts to tackle things that are totally unfamiliar to them as they get older.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2018
Aussie swimmer nearing 100 sets world record at Commonwealth trials
Australian George Corones, who will celebrate his 100th birthday next month, shaved a good chunk of time off the 50 meters long course freestyle world record for his age group at this week's Commonwealth Games trials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 12, 2018
Mie and Gifu take delivery of Mobile Pharmacy vehicles to improve medical provision in the wake of natural disasters
Demonstrations were held last week allowing residents in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, to explore new mobile pharmacy vans delivered to the prefecture at the end of 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2018
Elderly drivers willing to surrender licenses when they experience physical decline: survey
Three quarters of drivers intend to voluntarily return their driver's licenses when they age and become aware of physical decline, a government survey released on Friday showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2018
Number of households in Japan on welfare hit record high in October
The number of households in Japan receiving welfare increased by 634 in October from the previous month to hit a record high of 1,642,907, up for the sixth straight month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 28, 2017
Dying at home increasingly an option in Japan for those who want to 'go to the afterlife quietly'
After he was diagnosed with leukemia in July, Katsuo Saito decided not to treat it and opted for palliative care. He had a hard time finding a bed in a hospice or hospital, so he spent most of his remaining weeks at home.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.

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