National / Science & Health Jun 15, 2023
Parliament passes law aimed at supporting people with dementia
by Kathleen Benoza
The health ministry expects the number of people with dementia in Japan to reach 7 million by 2025.
National | Regional Voices: Fukushima May 29, 2023
A year on, restricted licenses for elderly drivers rarely used in Fukushima
The license was introduced to encourage older drivers to switch to so-called safety support cars fitted with cutting-edge technologies.
Business / Corporate May 18, 2023
SoftBank unit bringing Estonian self-driving buses to Japan
by Ming Jeong Lee
Tokyo-based Boldly plans to have self-driving buses operating in eight new areas in Japan this fiscal year to cater to rapidly aging communities.
National May 13, 2023
Five women taken to hospital after car driven by elderly man slams into store in Aichi
One of the five was seriously hurt while the other four sustained minor injuries in the incident. Police believe the driver may have pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake.
Soccer Apr 19, 2023
For Japan's aging soccer players, 80 is the new 50
by Kim Kyung-Hoon, Satoshi Sugiyama, Tom Bateman
After the Tokyo Senior Football Association launched an O-75 division in 2017, an O-80 competition was only a matter of time.
National | Regional Voices: Fukushima Apr 17, 2023
Fukushima care providers falling behind on business continuity planning
Without plans, it will be difficult to keep offering services during large-scale disasters, but amid a chronic labor shortage operators lack personnel to work on forward thinking.
National / Science & Health Apr 6, 2023
Excess deaths doubled in Japan in 2022 — COVID-19 may be to blame
by Tomoko Otake
Despite being less pathogenic than previous coronavirus variants, omicron hit Japan's elderly population particularly hard last year.
National Apr 4, 2023
As Japan grays, young Indonesians train to fill caregiver vacancies
by Zahra Matarani
According to estimates, only about 130,000 of the 340,000 vacancies on a Japanese government program to employ foreigners with special skills, in sectors like caregiving, have been filled.
Cartoons | ZERO GRAVITY Mar 18, 2023
Roger Dahl on martial arts for senior citizens
by Roger Dahl
Commentary / World Mar 10, 2023
The Chinese century is already over
by Yi Fuxian
China’s gap between its declining demographic and economic strength and expanding strategic ambitions now constitutes a major geopolitical risk.
Commentary / World Mar 5, 2023
China’s big dilemma: What to do about an aging nation
by Yi Fuxian
Chinese policymakers must somehow implement policies to reduce the cost of raising children without crashing the economy.
Business | ANALYSIS Mar 3, 2023
As China ages, investors bet they can beat retirement home stigma
by Farah Master and Casey Hall
Who takes care of the elderly in China, where pensions are tiny, is one of the major headaches policymakers face as they deal with the start of a demographic downturn.