Japan’s largest women’s prison has become home to a growing number of seniors. advertisement. Fortune. ... (OECD) reports that 20% of people aged over 65 in Japan live in poverty.

There are about 630,000 people aged 100 or older worldwide, and the vast majority live in just 10 countries. View on euronews ...

Japan must ensure performance-based fair wages and inclusive employment systems to support longer working lives in an aging ...

Elderly people in Japan are getting “younger” in terms of health, likely due to being more socially active than previous generations, according to a recent survey.

The unusual phenomenon stems from the difficulties of caring for the country’s elderly population. The number of Japanese seniors living alone increased by 600 per cent between 1985 and 2015 ...

Not just foreign seniors but many people in Japan do not understand nenkin (Japanese pensions) or have a good idea of how much pension they can receive in retirement.

In post-pandemic Japan, some people may have forgotten how to smile – as evidenced by “smile practice seminars” that have cropped up and reportedly gained traction across the country.

TOKYO -- A growing number of elderly people in Japan are encountering an unexpected barrier to living on their own, even if they can afford it. An 88-year-old Tokyo man started to look for a new ...