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

The Japanese government passed a record defense budget in 2024, in line with its commitment to increase its defense spending ...

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to ...

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

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.

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.

Kanda, on Japan’s southern coast, grew in tandem with an auto plant that sends half of the cars it makes to the United States ...

TOKYO: A love motel in Japan has been converted into a funeral home, sparking a heated discussion on social media about sharply declining birth rates and the country’s ageing population.

This demographic shift will reduce the proportion of the working-age population, undermining China's potential GDP growth rate. Japan has already experienced the severe consequences of an aging ...

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a record-breaking feat to build the world’s first 3D-printed train station.

TOKYO -- The number of foreign residents in Japan grew at double the government's expected pace last year to a third straight record high of 3.77 million, data released Friday shows, with more ...