
Commentary / Japan Jul 10, 2019
Can we achieve an 'age-free' society?
by Yoko Ishikura
It's time we end the age-driven society and pay attention to the variety and differences among people in the same demographic.

Stage Sep 20, 2018
Golden oldies: A Saitama theater festival for elderly actors welcomes seniors from around the world
by Nobuko Tanaka
Renowned theater director Yukio Ninagawa broke new ground when he launched Saitama Gold Theater in 2006. Instead of seasoned actors, he filled his troupe with amateurs who were all older than 55. Now, nearly 100 groups of senior-citizen actors can be seen across the country, ...

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jun 17, 2017
Living through the golden years has lost its sheen
by Michael Hoffman
A man in his 80s suffering mild dementia (the story is courtesy of Shukan Gendai magazine) is cared for by his wife, also in her 80s. She's exhausted. Caregiving drains the prime of life, let alone the end of it. The man is ...
Editorials Jan 16, 2017
With accidents caused by senior citizens on the rise, the automotive industry should step up its efforts to implement technologies that can help prevent driver errors.

Commentary / World Oct 25, 2016
How to lower your risk for Alzheimer's disease
by Cesar Chelala
Editorials Sep 21, 2016
Japan must prepare to handle a larger number of senile dementia cases as the size of its eldlerly population increases.

How-tos | HOME TRUTHS Sep 3, 2016
For elderly residents, city life doesn't get old
by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku
The government in Japan is facing an immediate demographic crisis with regards to seniors, whose numbers relative to the general population are increasing rapidly. One of the main problems is where they are going to live out their lives. According to a 2015 report by ...
Commentary / World Aug 1, 2016
Brexit vote demonstrated the power of the old
by Narayana Kocherlakota
Seniors have a unique set of interests and understanding of economic trade-offs — all of which policymakers ignore at their peril.

Lifestyle Dec 19, 2015
Growing old, gracefully: senior citizens in the workplace
by Rob Gilhooly
For Eiji and Kumiko Ishikawa, the working day starts as early as 5 a.m. Having loaded the requisite equipment into their van, they set off for their first job of the day, a 14-story high-rise in western Tokyo. They unload mops and brushes, roll out ...

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Aug 15, 2015
Add looming poverty to list of seniors' woes
by Michael Hoffman
What a sad country this is. Granted, Spa! magazine paints in primary colors. Maybe it's missing a nuance or two? Maybe things aren't really so bad? Maybe. Hopefully. On the other hand, some of the statistics presented are hard to argue with — Japan's poverty ...