With less than $40 left and two weeks until her next payment, “I made a poor decision ... is elderly, and the prison has adjusted its services to account for their age. Across Japan, the number ...

Reflecting on her crime and what made her do so, Akiyo said, "I made a poor decision and shoplifted ... at Tochigi Women’s Prison in Japan, said, "For many elderly inmates, prison is preferable ...

“The project is groundbreaking because there has been no support for elderly people who have no relatives,” said Kanae Sawamura of the Japan Research Institute who specializes in elderly care ...

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 ...

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The elderly now account for 29.3 per cent of Japan's total population, also a new high, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Sunday (Sept 15).

TOKYO -- The number of welfare applications in Japan exceeded 250,000 in 2024, marking a 0.3 percent increase from the ...

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 ...

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 ...