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NURSING CARE

JAPAN
Jun 21, 2018
Half of Japan's visiting nurses suffer some form of harassment: survey
As a growing number of elderly people prefer to receive nursing services at home, nurses are often required to visit patients alone.
JAPAN / Society
May 21, 2018
Many Japanese care homes turning away seniors over lack of guarantor
Elderly who are single or without relatives often struggle to secure spots at nursing care homes because they lack a guarantor, despite government warnings against such tactics, a survey showed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 21, 2018
Need for nursing care to surge 22% to 7.7 million by 2025: projection
The number of people 65 or older expected to require nursing care is projected to grow by more than a fifth by fiscal 2025 to about 7.7 million, a tally based on prefectural data shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2018
Japan's first foreign nursing care trainees to arrive in June
Japan will receive its first two foreign trainees in the field of nursing care as early as next month after a supervising body approved training plans for them, the group accepting the two Chinese women said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2017
Abusers caught targeting disabled fell slightly in 2016 as mistreatment cases soared at care facilities
About 2,520 people were cited for abusing disabled people in fiscal 2016, but mistreatment at care facilities soared to a record of 401 cases, the government says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2017
Food makers providing easier-to-eat fare for Japan's growing ranks of elderly
Easy to eat foods for people needing nursing care are improving in quality and availability as makers look to tap a growing market in rapidly graying Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017
Sapporo care home provider for elderly broadens deaf residents' horizons
The first housing facility of its kind specifically geared to providing care for elderly deaf people is being well received, putting into stark relief the shortage of similar options for seniors elsewhere in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 18, 2017
Japan's nursing facilities using humanoid robots, IT to improve lives, safety of elderly
Humanoid robots and advances in information technology are increasingly being used by nursing homes in a bid to give elderly people a better quality of life.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 28, 2017
366,000 seniors waiting for nursing homes, down 30% from 2013 amid tougher new rules
Around 366,000 elderly people are still waiting to be admitted to special nursing homes across Japan, down 30 percent from the previous tally in 2013, the welfare ministry's latest survey showed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2017
Support networks emerging to help elderly Japanese living out their lives in Chiang Mai
When a Japanese retiree who had settled in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai died in June, his body lay undiscovered for a week at his home, where he had lived alone.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2017
Nursing care business failures hit record high in 2016
Bankruptcies in the nation's nursing care industry in 2016 hit a record high for the second consecutive year amid a cut in government-set service payments and increasing competition.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2016
Japan enacts law to prevent abuse of foreign trainees
The government moves to improve supervision of firms that accept workers from abroad amid widespread abuse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2016
Lower House committee passes bill to shake up Japan's foreign trainee program
The bill is intended to shake up a state-sponsored foreign traineeship program slammed by critics as akin to modern slavery.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 4, 2016
Burden of 'double care' of young and old growing, survey shows
The burden of raising children and caring for sick or elderly family members at the same time, known as 'double care,' is a matter of concern to a large portion of the population.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 28, 2016
Osaka startup releases updated robot doll to keep seniors company
An Osaka-based startup founded by health care product group Fujimoto Holding Co. and toymaker Wiz Co. has released an upgraded version of a stuffed robot doll designed to be a conversation partner for elderly people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 27, 2016
Nursing care workers hard to find but in demand in aging Japan
As the nation's population rapidly grays, ensuring there are enough nursing care workers to meet growing demand has become a pressing issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 27, 2016
Aichi university, Toyota in joint project for robot-aided seniors complex
Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, is partnering with Toyota Motor Corp. to open a Robotic Smart Home — a base for nursing robots at the Toyoake apartment complex — next spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2016
Nagoya service aids aging Chinese lost in translation
A Nagoya-based nonprofit organization has started a free translation service to support elderly Chinese residents having trouble with Japan's nursing care insurance system because of the language barrier and lack of knowledge.
JAPAN / Society
May 29, 2016
As other Asian nations face problems with aging, Japan plans to export nursing care system
The government plans to launch a project this summer to export Japan's nursing care system and reap profits by helping other Asian countries such as China and Thailand cope with their rapidly aging populations, according to government sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 6, 2016
250,000 Japanese engaged in 'double care' of children, adult family members: survey
An estimated 253,000 people are currently shouldering the double burden of raising children while also caring for sick or elderly family members, a recent survey by the Cabinet Office has found.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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