Commentary / Japan Apr 12, 2018
Utilities can help save Japan's elderly
by Nathaniel Bullard and Miho Kurosaki
By monitoring utility use, companies can play a role in reversing the tragic trend of "lonely deaths."
National Mar 28, 2018
Ritsumeikan University said an 88-year-old visiting researcher who was conferred a doctorate by the university on Saturday was not the oldest person in Japan to have been awarded the degree. A spokesperson at the Kyoto-based university said Monday that the institution had contacted the education ...
National / Social Issues Mar 26, 2018
Public and private efforts are gathering pace to address the increase in the number of elderly homeless Japanese. A nationwide survey by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry found 5,534 people living on the streets or riverbanks as of January 2017, with many of them ...
National | Regional voices: Chubu Mar 26, 2018
The oldest person to climb Mount Fuji last year was 93-year-old Masashi Toyoda, from Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, according to records at Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, a shrine at the foot of the mountain. "My body is not as strong as before, but I would like ...
National Mar 20, 2018
For the first time, over half of Japan's elderly now aged 75 or older
The graying of Japan has reached a new milestone, as a government estimate showed Tuesday that people aged 75 or older make up more than half of the country's elderly population. The population of the age group was estimated at 17.70 million, eclipsing for the ...
National | GENERATIONAL CHANGE Mar 13, 2018
Kanagawa computer programmer, 82, recognized worldwide for efforts to keep seniors digitally engaged
by Hiroko Nakata
People say it is never too late to start new things. No one would object to that. But in reality, not many people have the guts to tackle things that are totally unfamiliar to them as they get older. This can't be said, however, of ...
Asia Pacific / Offbeat Mar 2, 2018
Aussie swimmer nearing 100 sets world record at Commonwealth trials
Australian George Corones, who will celebrate his 100th birthday next month, shaved a good chunk of time off the 50 meters long course freestyle world record for his age group at this week's Commonwealth Games trials. The 99-year-old Victorian was the only competitor in the ...
National Feb 24, 2018
Record number of seniors gave up driver's licenses in 2017: NPA
More seniors are giving up their licenses as the government makes renewing and maintaining them harder to do in the face of rising traffic accidents.
National Feb 15, 2018
Police data shows 50% of elderly drivers in fatal accidents had cognitive impairments
194 people died in accidents caused by those thought to have been suffering from dementia or reduced cognition, the latest data showed.
National | Regional voices: Chubu Feb 12, 2018
Demonstrations were held last week allowing residents in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, to explore new mobile pharmacy vans delivered to the prefecture at the end of 2017. Gifu prefecture also received a delivery of the vans, which are equipped with pharmaceutical supplies and ...
National / Social Issues Jan 28, 2018
When rescue workers responded to a midnight emergency call from an Osaka apartment unit in August 2016 and rushed to the scene, they first had to climb over piles of junk including empty cans and leftover food. Among it, they found a dehydrated elderly ...