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RETIREMENT

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / Age Wise
Apr 28, 2019
Retirement in Japan doesn't have to be scary
Emperor Akihito will be facing a lot of changes to his routine when he retires this week, but presumably the Imperial Household Agency will take care of all the details of his retirement planning. The rest of us, however, are on our own.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2019
Reform the labor practices peculiar to Japan
Many of the labor practices prevalent in Japan are quite extraordinary in light of global standards.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2019
After almost a year behind the wheel, Tokyo's foreign cab drivers reflect on navigating a new way of life
Growing up in Canada, Alex Lipson never imagined he would one day become a taxi driver — especially not on the other side of the world in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2019
2,850 Fujitsu workers apply for voluntary retirement amid IT-focused restructuring
Fujitsu Ltd. said Tuesday that 2,850 workers have applied for voluntary retirement offered as part of restructuring efforts to strengthen its information technology services and streamline its back-office operations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2019
Russians' trust in Vladimir Putin falls to 13-year low of 33.4%, state pollster reports
Public trust in President Vladimir Putin has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years, according to a Russian state pollster, a setback for the Kremlin, which works hard to burnish Putin's image as a wise father-of-the-nation-style leader.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 17, 2019
Sumo 101: Retirement ceremonies
Now that Kisenosato has retired, one of the first orders of business for him will be arranging a retirement ceremony.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2019
The critical importance of staying connected
Preparing for what has been touted as the '100-year life' is not a task for elderly people or the government alone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2018
In long-lived Japan, survey finds 20-year-olds don't want to live into their 80s
A survey has found that young Japanese in their 20s don't want to live into their 80s — a startling revelation in a country where the life expectancies for both men and women routinely rank among the world's highest.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 27, 2018
Will society still need me, will it still feed me, when I'm 100?
Back in the 1960s when Paul McCartney wrote 'When I'm 64,' the average life expectancy worldwide was 52. Yet half a century on, Japan is already gearing up for the era of u4ebau751fu767eu5e74 (jinsei hyakunen, 100-year life).
EDITORIALS
Aug 17, 2018
Extending the retirement age of civil servants
Extending the retirement age for government workers should be pursued in ways that accelerate similar moves among private sector companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2018
Protesters chant anti-Putin slogans at Moscow rally against plan to up retirement age
Thousands protested in central Moscow on Sunday over a proposed increase to the retirement age and the crowd chanted slogans critical of President Vladimir Putin whose approval ratings have been dented by the bill.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 7, 2018
Rose-tinted views of elderly workers' plight
The media has been conscientious in its coverage of the need for foreign workers in Japan. A May 20 NHK Special was particularly thorough in its portrayal of Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, which is encouraging Vietnamese laborers to move to the city. Several news outlets have covered Mimasaka's statue...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 14, 2018
Many of Japan's growing number of singles claim they are comfortable facing death alone
In graying Japan, where a rising number of people are living alone, being single doesn't necessarily equate to being lonely.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 6, 2018
Homeward bound: Paul Simon ends 50-year touring career
Singer-songwriter Paul Simon announced on Monday he is quitting touring, saying it felt "a touch exhilarating, and something of a relief" to bring his 50-year performing career to an end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 13, 2017
Be proactive and design a 100-year life yourself
Visualize the life you want in retirement, and start acting now to make sure it becomes reality.
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.
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.
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.

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