Amid an outcry over the Hong Kong government’s medical manpower planning, the Hospital Authority (HA), which manages the city ...

The Fukui prefectural government is offering online classes about the culture and dialect of its area, for people from ...

Two doctors at a hospital in the northeastern Japan city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, were arrested Feb. 14 for allegedly trying to conc ...

Europe Telerehabilitation Skilled Nursing Care Center Market 2025 Telerehabilitation services are needed for assessment, monitoring, consul ...

Beyond the usual short back and sides and a perm and a blow, barbers and stylists are increasingly in demand for home visit ...

Across Southeast and East Asia, a demographic shift is transforming societies as populations age at an unprecedented pace.

Shoplifting is the most common crime among elderly women in Japan. In 2022, over 80% of elderly female inmates were jailed ...

Japanese women struggling with loneliness and financial issues commit petite crimes to go to prison, where they find ...

Among older adults receiving care, network size was stable, at about two caregivers per older adult at both points in time. However, in 2022, family caregivers were assisting older adults who were ...

Japan leads the world in per capita sales of adult diapers. Japan’s population is getting so old that one major diaper manufacturer is now making products only for adults, not for babies. Japan’s ...

Japan's postwar social security system was crafted around the roles of families and companies. However, as society has ...

A Japanese grandmother who deliberately broke the law so she could live for free in prison has cast a spotlight on the country’s ageing problem while sparking a lively discussion on Chinese ...