National Mar 1, 2023
It is believed the two victims were passing by when the car plowed through some shrubbery near the entrance of Ikuno Aiwa Hospital.
National Feb 26, 2023
Rural post offices begin hosting unmanned shops to help older residents
by Yuta Iida
Some 3,000 of the roughly 24,000 post offices nationwide have embraced the service, stocking vegetables, daily necessities and other items.
Commentary / World Feb 22, 2023
Can money turn the tide on global fertility rates?
by Gearoid Reidy
Japan, the poster child for aging societies, promises radical spending to boost its birthrate. That’s unlikely to fix the issue.
National Feb 22, 2023
Japan to start new round of COVID-19 vaccination from May for elderly
The new inoculation drive comes despite the government's decision to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as common infectious diseases like seasonal flu.
Asia Pacific Feb 21, 2023
Retirees take to the streets in China to protest health insurance cuts
by Alyssa Chen
Recent cuts in health insurance have angered older residents in Wuhan and Dalian, sparking large demonstrations.
Asia Pacific Feb 16, 2023
In South Korea, free subway rides for the elderly become a political headache
by Hyonhee Shin and Hyeyeon Kim
In the greater Seoul area, where almost 3.7 million people are 65 or older, more than 233 million free rides were taken last year.
World Feb 15, 2023
Elderly brothers eke out life among ruins of Ukraine war
by Nacho Doce
"We are 80, we've worked all our lives, in the same garden and now we're waiting for death," one of the brothers said. "What else can we be waiting for?"
Film / Reviews Feb 2, 2023
‘Tea Friends’: Sex positivity for the older crowd
by James Hadfield
Bunji Sotoyama’s film about a call girl service for senior citizens is elevated by its frank depictions of elder sex.
National Feb 1, 2023
COVID's quiet creep in Japan fuels its deadliest outbreak yet
by Kanoko Matsuyama
A wave of omicron infections overwhelmed the nation's health system this winter and delayed medical care for patients, sending daily deaths to a record high of more than 500 on Jan. 14.
National / Social Issues | Longform Jan 23, 2023
Trapped in trash: Japan’s hidden hoarders
by Alex K.T. Martin
Behind closed doors, Japan has more houses filled with garbage than you might think — a phenomenon being exacerbated by shifting demographics and pandemic-induced social isolation.
Asia Pacific Jan 21, 2023
Chinese who lost relatives to COVID angry at failure to protect elderly
by Martin Quin Pollard
As hundreds of millions of Chinese people travel to reunite with families for the Lunar New Year holiday, many will do so after mourning relatives who died from COVID-19.
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jan 19, 2023
Make it easier to raise children, say many Chinese after population falls
China's statistics bureau just released a report that showed the population fell for the first time since 1961 amid a lack of desire by young adults to start families.