The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...

Japan, known for its robust aging population, was ranked the healthiest country to age in by the National Center for Health Statistics in December. Okinawa, Japan, is also considered a blue zone, home ...

A record amount in unclaimed inheritances ended up in Japanese government coffers last year, as the aging population sees soaring numbers of deaths and more people reach the end of their lives with no ...

Whenever he’s home, 84-year-old Toshiaki Morioka carries an alarm device that measures temperature and humidity, which can summon emergency responders at the press of a button. He takes it to bed, to ...

Japan’s ageing population is facing a heartbreaking crisis, where some elderly individuals see prison as a refuge rather than ...

Japan has a significant and growing number of elderly individuals living alone. The estimate goes from a quarter to a third of the elderly population. With Japan's elderly population (aged 65 and over ...

A professor at Yale University has sparked outrage for suggesting that elderly Japanese residents should take part in a “mass suicide” by disembowelment to help the country deal with its rapidly aging ...

Tsukuba, Japan—In Japan, approximately 70% of deaths occur among noncancer patients who often experience more frequent and varied distressing symptoms than patients with cancer. Recognizing the need ...

Vaccines against COVID-19 induce the immune system to produce neutralizing antibodies, and boosters ensure their continued production. Researchers from Japan now report that their elderly population ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Last Christmas Eve, Ririko Saito and her 11-year-old daughter gathered some plastic bottles, pots and a kettle and made several trips to a nearby park to get water. Their utility had ...