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Japan Times
JAPAN / 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 — instead of the current 65 — it raised more than a few eyebrows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2017
Say goodbye to left and right and hello to digitalization
The concept of the state as a sort of ruling elite, or of 'the people' as the toiling masses, is beginning to melt away under the impact of digitization.
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 / Lifestyle
Apr 15, 2017
Pursuing peculiar passions: the wacky world of Japan's offbeat groups
Play it safe. Follow the rules. Respect authority. And, above all, don't stick out like that silly proverbial nail.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 25, 2017
Coming of age? Japan's shifting definition of adulthood
Graduating from high school represents a significant milestone in any young person's life, a landmark that certainly wasn't lost on the countless 18-year-olds milling around Shibuya Station on a recent March afternoon. Among them was 18-year-old Akane Endo, who was brimming with excitement at the prospect...
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016
The top Japan news stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016.
EDITORIALS
Dec 17, 2016
Recidivism among the elderly
The government needs to work harder at keeping elderly ex-convicts from becoming repeat offenders.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 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.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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