State retirement communities, aimed at luring elderly from cities, take shape in Japan
Ten to 20 cities and towns will be named next year as sites for a state program to create new retirement communities for Japan’s rapidly graying populace.
Workers in Japan estimated to decrease 12% by 2030 as society grays
The number of workers in Japan will fall by 7.9 million, or 12.4 percent, to 55.61 million from 2014 to 2030 if the graying country fails to attain economic growth and bring more women and the elderly into the workforce, a government estimate has ...
The proportion of new inmates at least 65 years old topped 10 percent for both men and women for the first time in 2014, according to the white paper on crime released Friday by the Justice Ministry. Of the 21,866 people imprisoned last year, 2,283, ...
Abe convenes panel to tackle low birthrate, aging population
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has tasked the panel of intellectuals and Cabinet members with providing ideas to overcome the demographics conundrum.
A woman was found fatally stabbed in her home in Monbetsu, eastern Hokkaido, prompting police to launch a murder investigation. According to the police, Toshie Morita, 93, was found lying on a bed on the first floor of her house at around 8:30 a.m. Sunday. ...
The Abe administration needs to take concrete steps to stem the flow of people who quit their jobs because they must care for ailing relatives.
Annual survey finds physical fitness of elderly in Japan continues to improve
The physical fitness of elderly people in Japan is continuing to improve both for men and women, a survey for fiscal 2014 released Sunday by the sports ministry showed. In a series of tests including sit-ups, standing on one foot and gripping, people in the ...
Japan's rich: acutely aware of their wealth and not flashy with it
It's often said that in Japan you may live right next door to a millionaire and not know it, because his house looks just like yours.
Medical expenses in fiscal 2013 hit new high for seventh straight year at ¥40 trillion
Medical expenses paid to hospitals and clinics across the country in fiscal 2013 increased 2.2 percent from the previous year to ¥40.06 trillion, topping the ¥40 trillion line for the first time and hitting a record high for the seventh straight year, the health ...
Toyooka, home of storks, pushes for rural revival
Reviving Japan's once-extinct stork population is not just a story of conservation in the city of Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture. It is also the tale of a provincial region reinventing itself to prevent its population following the species into endangered status. In common with many regions ...
A new vision for healthy aging
To realize the enormous potential of older people, we must reject the stereotype of them being frail and dependent.
Japan's elderly can't live off happy memories
Around the first week in December, lifelong-learning company U-Can sponsors an event that designates the top buzzwords of the year. Almost certain to be in the running for first place this year is "karyū rōjin" (low-class elderly people), a term that has been spreading ...
