Nearly 30% of Japan’s 124 million people are over 65, rising to 40% by 2050. With low birth rates, shrinking pensions, and labor shortages, millions work into their 70s as governments struggle to ...

So is her beloved hometown. The post Japan’s aging population is pushing shrinking cities to grapple with a new reality ...

After three decades of near-zero inflation, signs are growing that Japan’s economy is reaching a new equilibrium with inflation sustained at the Bank of Japan’s 2 percent headline inflation target.

Seeing vacant buildings and houses in disrepair in Japan is becoming more commonplace with the aging and decline of the coun ...

My conversation with Lars centered around a subject I had written about recently: America’s declining birth rate. I explained that this isn’t just a demographic shift—it’s an economic crisis in the ...

Sompo Holdings, Inc., one of Japan's biggest insurance companies, says it's using artificial intelligence to help alleviate a critical shortage of workers needed to care for the country's aging ...

The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future “caregiver” for Japan’s rapidly ageing population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers.

As more children in Japan are forced to become caregivers, greater awareness and stronger support systems are needed to ...

The au Jibun Bank Japan Services Business Activity Index fell to the neutral level of 50.0 in March from a joint-six month ...

JAPAN: A former love motel in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, has been repurposed into a funeral home, sparking intense ...

Sompo Holdings, a leading global insurance provider, is undergoing a significant transformation under Group CEO Mikio Okumura ...

The 150-kg artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan's rapidly aging population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers. "Given our ...