Number of households on welfare in Japan hit new record high in May
The number of households on welfare in Japan hit a new record high of 1,622,525 as of late May, up 1,601 from the previous month, the welfare ministry said Wednesday. The number of individuals receiving public assistance reached 2,161,442, down 1,972 from April, according to ...
Japanese women No. 1 in worldwide life expectancy for third straight year
Japanese women took the top spot in average life expectancy worldwide for the third consecutive year in 2014 at 86.83 years, while Japanese men climbed a notch to tie for third place at 80.50 years. The figures for both Japanese females and males marked all-time ...
Police take action against more elderly than juveniles for first time
In a reflection of Japan's graying society, police took action against more elderly people than juveniles in criminal cases for the first time in the six months to June this year, new figures show. The National Police Agency said Thursday the number of people aged ...
Seven more elderly people died, apparently of heat-related causes, on Wednesday around Japan as temperatures again exceeded 35, according to a Kyodo News tally of reports by local authorities. A day after the toll exceeded a dozen, the seven additional victims, aged 79 to 91, ...
How to cope with Japan's demographic transformation
Japan must take steps to make it easier for women to work while raising families and to extend the nation's healthy life expectancy.
Judge in Chiba 'mercy killing' case expresses sympathy for culprit
The case of a Chiba Prefecture man convicted of murdering his grievously sick wife has again shed light on the dilemma families face when one member's suffering convinces them that death is the best option. The Chiba District Court handed down a three-year prison term ...
The number of nursing care workers is set to fall short of demand by 380,000 within a decade unless the government takes steps to make the industry more attractive.
The country’s population, excluding foreign residents, totaled 126,163,576 as of Jan. 1, signaling the biggest decline since the current population survey started in 1968.
Is the U.S. government going back to the 1930s?
The U.S. government is slowly becoming an agency for taking care of the elderly.
Japan weighs 'almost suicidal' pension squeeze for growing band of seniors
Sipping beer and listening to a guitarist at an event for retirees in western Tokyo, Sadao Sekine said he backs government plans to cut the nation's ballooning debt — as long as he can keep his benefits. "It's hard. I've had two serious illnesses," the ...
Time to banish old people to the countryside?
I couldn't help but gasp upon reading the Japan Policy Council's new recommendations to help take the aging population burden off Tokyo: "Encourage the elderly to move to the countryside, where the facilities are less crowded and there are more spaces for those ...
More than 10,000 people with dementia reported missing in Japan last year
The number of people with dementia who were reported missing in 2014 was 10,783, up 461 from the previous year, the National Police Agency said Thursday. Of these, 10,615 people, or 98.4 percent, were found by the end of 2014. The whereabouts of 168 remained ...
