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 ...

“There are very good people in this prison,” Akiyo told CNN. “Perhaps this life is the most stable for me.” The companionship offered by prison is the main appeal for these elderly women, along with ...

Japan faces a care worker shortage, and bodybuilders are stepping in as ‘Macho Caregivers’, combining strength and compassion for seniors. Visionary/ 7Seas Website Japan's rapidly ageing population ...

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn’t stopped her from going to the gym every day and trying the free-of-charge makeup course at her housing complex. White House floats ...

Just a few months out from the delayed Tokyo Olympics, Japan is utilizing its military to roll out COVID-19 vaccines to elderly residents of Tokyo and Osaka with the hope vaccinating the country’s 36 ...

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 ...