Japan is witnessing an expansion of businesses catering to solo customers, including restaurants and even karaoke spots targeting patrons who value privacy and minimal human interaction. Some ramen shops and yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurants, which customarily serve families or groups, are switching gears to focus ...
A nursing home in Gifu Prefecture is inspected after three deaths and two serious injuries occur there in just two weeks, putting staff under suspicion.
Japan's health insurance system is considered "universal," since it covers everyone in the country, but it is hardly "free" in the sense of having the government pay for everything with tax revenue. Anyone who lives in Japan must pay into the system according to their ...
The National Police Agency must consider how to build a network among the police, local governments and health care professionals to reduce the number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.
Japanese men and women ranked second in the world in average life expectancy in 2016 after setting new longevity records for a fifth year straight, according to the welfare ministry data. According to the data released Thursday by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, Japan's ...
In January, when researchers specializing in aging studies proposed that Japan redefine "elderly" as being aged 75 and older — instead of the current 65 — it raised more than a few eyebrows. In a nation with a rapidly aging population, where the sustainability of ...
The internal affairs ministry on Wednesday urged the country's central and local governments to do more to address an expected rise in the number of people with limited access to grocery stores. An increasing number of people are expected to live in areas without nearby ...
About 106,000 people aged 75 or older voluntarily returned their driver's licenses in Japan between January and May, a much faster pace than a year earlier. In March, the revised Road Traffic Law came into force, introducing tougher tests to detect signs of dementia among ...
The government plans to set up a task force soon for talks among key ministries and agencies on extending the retirement age for civil servants, sources familiar with the matter have said. Task force members are expected to discuss ways to adjust the ceiling on ...
No one can stop the aging process, but there are many ways to minimize its negative effects.
Introduce some Japanese words and phrases that translate to "old" in English.
The system for providing guardians for incapacitated adults is both under-used and in dire need of improvement.
