TOKYO (Reuters) - Paro the furry seal cries softly while an elderly woman pets it. Pepper, a humanoid, waves while leading a group of senior citizens in exercises. The upright Tree guides a disabled ...

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 ...

In Japan, where low birth rates and aging population are serious social issues, the proportion of elderly people relative to the total population has reached an all-time high since statistics began.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 November 2025 - To seize opportunities in Japan's rapidly aging market, ...

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 ...

Just as Japan's elderly population continues to grow, their care needs are growing too. Japan initiated mandatory long-term care insurance (LCTI) in 2000 to help older people lead more independent ...

Another murder case resulting from elderly-to-elderly care has occurred in Japan.The incident occurred at this house in ...

Two cases of victims aged 100 and 102 killed by their children aged above 70 have highlighted the challenges faced by elderly ...

TOKYO — In May, Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled the “universal design” version of its Raum passenger van, with an easy-to-read dashboard, seats that swivel sideways and, in some models, hand controls for ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Who says playgrounds are just for children? In Japan, the world's fastest aging society, the elderly are the ones taking to the climbing frame these days. Many elderly Japanese ...

Here’s a striking statistic: by 2050, only 30 years from now, there will be 1.6 billion people over the age of 65. That means hundreds of millions of them will require care, or at least some form of ...