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Japan is facing an aging crisis—today, one in four people are aged 65 or older, and by 2030, that figure will rise to one in three. As the nation grapples with the challenges of a super-aging society, ...

Japan has a higher proportion of over-65s than most countries, but is also researching a slew of technologies to stave off the ageing process and increase people’s healthspan. Researchers in Japan are ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Unclaimed urns containing ashes of the dead are piling up by the thousands across Japan, creating storage headaches and reflecting fraying family ties and economic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work.Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to ...

Kishida Fumio announced on August 14 that he would not run in next month’s election for the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), thus drawing to a close his approximately 1,000-day ...

At the age of 85, Ikuko Arai finally retired on November 30. She says she is happy to step back from her role at a non-profit ...

The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...

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