In Japan, seniors are embracing beauty routines through Shiseido’s makeup courses, as the country's ageing population becomes ...

The elderly population is ballooning so fast that Japan will require 2.72 million care workers by 2040, according to the government – which is now scrambling to encourage more people to enter ...

He added: "I believe that this must be improved in order to make Japan's elderly care facilities sustainable in the future. "One way to achieve this is to introduce technology to create more ...

The cost of care facilities for the elderly can be considerable, and a survey in Japan found that the burden is often shared by family members. In 2025, demand for caregiving services is expected ...

"One of the most fascinating aspects of Japanese culture, which moved and touched me, is the way they take care of the elderly population. All of us know that Japan is the forerunner in the field ...

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A ...

Akiyo has been incarcerated twice at Tochigi Women's Prison, the largest facility for women in Japan, situated north of Tokyo. The prison houses nearly 500 inmates, many of whom are elderly.

In an incident that highlights the ageing population crisis in Japan, an elderly woman deliberately committed crimes to secure a place in prison so that she could live for free, having been abandoned.

The elderly population is ballooning so fast that Japan will require 2.72 million care workers by 2040, according to the government – which is now scrambling to encourage more people to enter the ...