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NURSING CARE

EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2014
A need for special nursing homes
The number of elderly people suffering from senile dementia and other conditions that require critical nursing care is rising, yet Japan faces a serious shortage of facilities that can provide such care.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2013
Nursing services under the knife
The health and welfare ministry plans to end some services under the nursing care insurance system for people whose conditions are not so severe, and have municipalities take them over.
EDITORIALS
Oct 16, 2013
Raising fees for nursing care services
The government plans to raise the out-of-pocket share paid by 'high-income' earners for services received under the elderly nursing care insurance system from 10 to 20 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 17, 2013
Aging boomers may prove to be just as tight with savings
Don't expect a spending windfall once boomers turn into seniors.
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2013
Home nursing care for the elderly
The central and local governments should begin concrete efforts to build an effective network so the transition from caring for the elderly in special nursing care facilities to caring for them in their own homes will go smoothly.
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2013
Shuffling the books on nursing care
The health ministry's idea of having municipalities provide nursing care services to some elderly people could raise the costs of care while reducing its quality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 15, 2012
Is nursing care insurance making nursing care recipients worse?
As nursing care costs continue to rise, some care items need to be reviewed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 9, 2010
Caregiving not the unemployment panacea the government hoped for
Premiums for Long-term Care Insurance could be raised again in 2012. Question is, will this translate to higher salaries for low-paid caregivers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 8, 2010
Assisted living: You can't take it with you
There gold's in the silver sector and everyone wants a piece of the the kaigo hoken (nursing care insurance) system.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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