The number of elderly people living alone is growing steadily in Japan, and municipalities increasingly find themselves ...

The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 to 36.25 million, accounting for a record high 29.3 percent of the population, government figures showed. The Ministry of ...

The world's fourth-largest economy also faces the twin threats of a steady decline in marriages and a rising proportion of elderly people. Nearly 30 percent of Japanese citizens are now 65 or older.

Approximately 42,000 bodies went unclaimed in Japan in fiscal 2023 and were subsequently cremated or buried by local authorities, a recent government estimate showed, amid a rise in elderly people ...

TOKYO (Bernama-Xinhua): The elderly population, those aged 65 and above, is expected to make up over 40 per cent of the residents by 2050 in 25 out of 47 prefectures across Japan, as per local ...

As the aging population continues to grow, so too does the demand for thoughtful, well-designed spaces that support elderly ...

Banks in Japan may suspend the cards of anyone who is over the age of 65 and who has not used the card for more than a year - SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI 32,625 people played the daily Crossword recently.

These are the questions facing policymakers in Japan after a spate ... cautioned that age alone was a poor indicator of driving safety, and keeping the elderly from their vehicles could expose ...

OITA -- An elderly couple from this southwest Japan city has donated a high-tech ambulance to the city's fire department to "return the favor for their help." Denmei Shuto, 93, and his wife Eiko ...

In Japan, bankruptcies of nursing care providers for the elderly hit their highest-ever ... cycle of failing to secure enough workers due to poor business performance. One nursing care facility ...

Approximately 42,000 bodies went unclaimed in Japan in fiscal 2023 and were subsequently cremated or buried by local authorities, a recent government estimate showed, amid a rise in elderly people ...