Omuta

National Dec 13, 2015

Six injured after fire burns families' apartments in Fukuoka Prefecture

A fire broke out in a five-story apartment building in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sunday morning. It burned the rooms in which two families lived and left six people, including children injured, police said. They said the fire broke out at around 6:15 a.m., probably in ...

National / Social Issues | DEALING WITH DEMENTIA Jul 4, 2014

Assistance for vulnerable elderly on the rise

by Mami Maruko

Last in a three-part series The growing issue of people with dementia getting lost and failing to return home — sometimes for years on end — is pushing more municipalities to support the elderly at the community level. According to the National Police Agency, 10,322 elderly ...