Japan's aging workforce, labor shortages, and government policies show how the country has adapted as 30% of its population is over 65.

Japan is on the brink of a significant demographic shift that will reshape its economy, welfare systems, and overall societal health. By the year 2050, solo households are expected to comprise 44.3 ...

Japan approved a record $730 billion budget as it ramped up spending on its aging population. Official data this year showed that Japan’s elderly population — those 65 or older — amounted to nearly a ...

If the two countries share and complement each other’s experiences and strengths, they can turn the population crisis into a driver for national growth.First, care robots, fall prevention technologies ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used ...

Despite falling birth rates and shrinking armies, East Asian powers are boosting military spending, driven by threat ...

Japan's healthcare system shares a couple of similarities with the UK's. Both countries provide universal healthcare, and both are now grappling with the challenges posed by ageing populations.

Japan's population has declined for the 15th consecutive year, according to new government statistics. Last year, Japan's "super-aged society" saw just under 730,000 births, a record low, and a record ...