Commentary / Japan Nov 20, 2014
by Takamitsu Sawa
In the near future, advanced medical technology will greatly extend the lives of those who can afford to pay for it. But is it worth it?
Editorials Jun 6, 2014
A new labor and welfare ministry report highlights the possible need to extend the period during which workers pay premiums into national pension plans so that the benefits paid out to retirees can help sustain retirees' livelihoods at the levels promised.
National May 8, 2014
Towns, small cities likely to lose half their women by 2040: think tank
Nearly half of Japan's municipalities are likely to see their populations young women shrink by more than half by 2040 compared with 2010 if the flight to major cities continues apace, a study by the Japan Policy Council said Thursday. The demographic prediction was made ...
Editorials Oct 16, 2013
The government plans to raise the out-of-pocket share paid by "high-income" earners for services received under the elderly nursing care insurance system from 10 to 20 percent.
National Sep 11, 2013
Hospitals and clinics across Japan earned a record high ¥38.4 trillion in fiscal 2012, topping an average of ¥300,000 per person for the first time, preliminary estimates by the health ministry show. This was 1.7 percent, or ¥600 billion, more than the previous year and ...