Japanese officials say this is a common occurrence with elderly people during the holiday season that can be prevented with ...

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 ...

Japan's aging workforce, labor shortages, and government policies show how the country has adapted as 30% of its population ...

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 ...

Over recent years, the chewy rice cakes have killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is eaten 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 ...

Despite the constant pressure to remain patient and compassionate, Nguyen Tan Tai is satisfied with his caregiving job as it offers a stable income.

By 2050, Japan’s youth will inherit a transformed country, reshaped by population decline, longer lives and unprecedented ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually. Eating mochi on and around the New Year is supposed ...

The National Police Agency and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency are urging elderly people to be careful when eating mochi rice cakes during the New Year holidays. The appeal is made every year ...