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OLD AGE

Japan Times
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Sep 18, 2017
Number of people in Japan aged 90 and above tops 2 million for first time
The number of Japanese 90 or older stood at 2.06 million as of last week.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 9, 2017
¡®The Expat¡¯s Guide to Growing Old in Japan: What You Need to Know¡¯: a review
If you¡¯r e Japan resident and retirement is now closer than your college graduation, you probably need this book.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2017
Japan¡¯s health care is far from free, and ballooning costs could mean higher premiums
Japan¡¯s health insurance system is considered ¡°universal,¡± since it covers everyone in the country, but it is hardly ¡°free¡± in the sense of having the government pay for everything with tax revenue.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2017
Preventing accidents by elderly drivers
The National Police Agency must consider how to build a network among the police, local governments and health care professionals to reduce the number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Jul 26, 2017
Thanks to ¡®rejuvenation,¡¯ definition of elderly should go up 10 years, Japanese researchers say
In January, when researchers specializing in aging studies proposed that Japan redefine ¡°elderly¡± as being aged 75 and older ¡ª instead of the current 65 ¡ª it raised more than a few eyebrows.
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2017
Preventing disabilities in the elderly
No one can stop the aging process, but there are many ways to minimize its negative effects.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 13, 2017
Old, past it, over the hill: expressing aging and old stuff in Japanese
Introduce some Japanese words and phrases that translate to ¡®old¡¯ in English.
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2017
The adult guardianship system
The system for providing guardians for incapacitated adults is both under-used and in dire need of improvement.
EDITORIALS
Dec 17, 2016
Recidivism among the elderly
The government needs to work harder at keeping elderly ex-convicts from becoming repeat offenders.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 26, 2016
Where to burn aging Japan¡¯s growing numbers of dead?
A sideshow of Japan¡¯s demographic crisis is that there aren¡¯t enough facilities available to ¡®process¡¯ these bodies.
EDITORIALS
Nov 26, 2016
Safe driving by senior citizens
The government needs to come up with better ways to reduce the rising number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2016
What¡¯s behind Japan¡¯s rise in senior citizen crime?
The phenomenon may be suggestive of an underlying economic opportunity for Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2016
Uber embarks on unconventional strategy in Japanese countryside
In a small coastal town on the Sea of Japan, Uber Technologies Inc. is deploying an unusual strategy.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Sep 21, 2016
License center sign flub: Older drivers are ¡®terrible¡¯
They were mistakes, but they unintentionally made a serious point: Two signs in clumsy English at a new driver¡¯s license center in Kyoto pointed out that older drivers may be unfit to take the wheel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2016
Signs of graying Japan: pensioners in the gym and a shortage of denture experts
As graying takes hold in Japan, the changes it brings go far deeper than the impact on social welfare and the labor force.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Sep 14, 2016
Expensive drugs threaten to sink Japan¡¯s health care system
An aging population is not the only cause of headache for policymakers trying to keep the nation¡¯s medical costs down ¡ª now they have ¡°superexpensive¡± drugs to deal with.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2016
A Tokyo stock picker watches his nation age
It¡¯s an early weekday morning in Tokyo and the Japanese pub is already filled with a boisterous clientele, mostly pensioners. Sitting among them is Kengo Kuzuhara, taking notes.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Apr 25, 2016
Bear-shaped communication tool invented
KDDI Corp. has developed a communication tool in the shape of a teddy bear for use by young children and grandparents living apart from each other.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 22, 2016
Japan¡¯s dementia time bomb
The number of people in Japan suffering from dementia will continue to grow, and the government must come up with a new system to cope with the coming crisis.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Apr 13, 2016
LDP subcommittee recommends expansion of ¡®working population¡¯ to people 18 to 74 years of age
The government should revise its definition of ¡°the working population¡± and aim to have working environments where people of all ages, especially the elderly, can work flexibly, a policy subcommittee of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed Wednesday.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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