The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “There are very good people in this prison,” Akiyo told CNN. “Perhaps this life is the most stable for me.” The companionship ...

In one of the countries with the highest life expectancy in the world, 13% of inmates are elderly, many of whom commit petty crimes to secure shelter and food behind bars ...

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 ...

Japan has a significant and growing number of elderly individuals living alone. The estimate goes from a quarter to a third of the elderly population. With Japan's elderly population (aged 65 and over ...

Whenever he’s home, 84-year-old Toshiaki Morioka carries an alarm device that measures temperature and humidity, which can summon emergency responders at the press of a button. He takes it to bed, to ...

Tsukuba, Japan—In Japan, approximately 70% of deaths occur among noncancer patients who often experience more frequent and varied distressing symptoms than patients with cancer. Recognizing the need ...

Japan, known for its robust aging population, was ranked the healthiest country to age in by the National Center for Health Statistics in December. Okinawa, Japan, is also considered a blue zone, home ...