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ELDERLY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2020
Elderly Japanese in Britain look to lift spirits despite strict curbs on movement
Japanese senior citizens in Britain are supporting one another as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates through the country and people's movements are restricted in order to curb the spread of the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2020
Lockdown: Nursing homes in Spain a vector for deadly coronavirus
Death arrived slowly at the nursing home where Chelo Megia works. Then it was everywhere.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2020
'All is well': In Italy, triage and lies for coronavirus patients
The fight against death pauses every day at 1 p.m.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2020
Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise to 35
Britain will isolate older people "within weeks" and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government said as it stepped up measures that have so far been less stringent than elsewhere in Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 5, 2020
Nearly 20% of Japan nursing care providers out of masks amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nearly 20 percent of nursing care service providers in Japan have run out of face masks, which have been in short supply in the country as the COVID-19 outbreak continues, a recent survey by a labor union has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2020
Japan gets tougher on road rage and testing for elderly drivers
The Abe government on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a bill that would impose harsher penalties for road rage incidents and institute measures aimed at reducing fatal accidents involving elderly drivers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 27, 2020
Japanese dad tackles train etiquette with a badge to show he's willing to give up his seat
Scenario: You are congratulating yourself on having snagged a seat on a crowded, early morning Tokyo train, when out of the corner of your eye you spot a woman standing nearby who appears to be pregnant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2020
Japanese recognized as world's oldest living man dies at 112
Chitetsu Watanabe, a 112-year-old who was recognized by Guinness World Records earlier this month as the world's oldest living man, died Sunday at the nursing home where he resided, his family said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020
Kawasaki, known for poverty and pollution, confronts gentrification
Surrounded by bustling downtown streets, shopping malls and high-rises, Kawasaki Station and its vicinity are, on the surface, a paragon of urban development.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 13, 2020
At new Chiba facility for seniors, residents find a new purpose
In a three-story building in Chiba that looks like a posh apartment complex, various people come and go — seniors and young people, moms enjoying a lunch with friends, and children coming in to shop for snacks. It's become an important place in their daily lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2020
Deaths caused by Japan's elderly drivers fell in 2019 from record to 401
The number of fatal traffic accidents per 100,000 license holders age 75 or older stood at 6.9 in 2019, down 1.3 from the previous year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2020
112-year-old Japanese recognized as world's oldest living man
A 112-year-old Japanese who has been recognized as the world's oldest living man cited "laughter" Wednesday as the secret to his longevity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2020
Facilities for the elderly bracing for mass COVID-19 infection
Care homes for elderly people are taking full-fledged measures to prevent mass COVID-19 infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
IMF urges gradual consumption tax hike in rapidly graying Japan
The IMF said the tax would need to be lifted to 20 percent by 2050 to finance swelling costs due to an aging population.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2020
Ex-top bureaucrat indicted over fatal 2019 car crash in Ikebukuro
Prosecutors on Thursday indicted an 88-year-old former senior bureaucrat on a charge of negligence resulting in death and injury over a fatal car accident in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2020
Japan to amend laws to help elderly work until 70
In a bid to dampen the effects of a rapidly graying society, the Cabinet on Tuesday approved bills to urge businesses to let employees work until age 70.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2020
No, we don't have a natural lifespan of 38
A cool new study on longevity got distorted by the popular press.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2020
Get ready for 'peak decade,' strategists tell peers at Davos
Amid the Alpine peaks of the Swiss resort of Davos this week, politicians, investors and executives are busy debating whether we are witnessing peaks in multiple key drivers of the world economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2020
Ministry to extend provisional certification for care course graduates
As part of efforts to alleviate a labor shortage in the elderly care sector, the welfare ministry plans to extend to fiscal 2026 special transitional measures that grant graduates of care courses provisional certification without the need to pass a national exam, ministry sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2020
Japan's Unicharm develops world's first diapers for elderly with walking difficulties
Unicharm Corp. has developed the world's first adult diapers designed to help elderly people with walking difficulties move more easily.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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