Although people in Japan tend to live long lives, this does not necessarily mean they are healthier than other populations.

A new study compares the health of older adults in Japan and Sweden, examining whether longer life expectancy translates into ...

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 senior housing market is moving beyond simply providing living space, with "smart care" that combines advanced technology emerging as a key competitive edge. That is because surging care demand ...

Japan's rapidly ageing population has forced the country to rethink the way it approaches elderly care, giving rise to a new and unexpected trend: muscular caregivers known as 'Macho Caregivers'. With ...

Japan is facing a demographic dilemma that is set to redefine the fabric of its society by 2040. The projection that 350,000 elderly individuals will require family care, as there will not be enough ...

Yukiko Namekata, a resident at an elder care facility in Tokyo run by Zenkoukai, and her caregiver follow the movement of a miniature humanoid robot called PALRO. At top, AIREC, an artificial ...

Tsuneto Nakamura is an ambitious young man who jumped into Japan’s booming care-service industry at 24. Given the nation’s aging population, Nakamura thought caring for the elderly had a lot of room ...

HONG KONG, Feb 1 (Reuters) - North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners paid over $300 million to wholly acquire Unimat Retirement Community Co (URC), a Japanese elderly care service provider ...