Japan's prisons are feeling the strain from the country's aging population.

A record amount in unclaimed inheritances ended up in Japanese government coffers last year, as the aging population sees ...

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 ...

“There are very good people in this prison,” Akiyo told CNN. “Perhaps this life is the most stable for me.” The companionship offered by prison is the main appeal for these elderly women, along with ...

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 ...

Sompo Holdings, Inc., one of Japan's biggest insurance companies, says it's using artificial intelligence to help alleviate a critical shortage of workers needed to care for the country's aging ...

Hiroshi Tanaka, born in 1937 and a co-representative of the Liaison Committee on Alien Rights Law, said Japan cannot cling to ...

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 ...

TOKYO – A record amount in unclaimed inheritances ended up in Japanese government coffers in 2024, as the ageing population sees soaring numbers of deaths and more people reach the end of their lives ...