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 ...

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An elderly woman was one of the more than 30 who have died in Japan from the devastating Typhoon Hagibis, officials said. According to local reports, the woman in her 70s died after she fell more than ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Who says playgrounds are just for children? In Japan, the world's fastest aging society, the elderly are the ones taking to the climbing frame these days. Many elderly Japanese ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Cash is king in Japan, and more so for the country's fast-ageing population who are still deeply reluctant to give it up. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to make more Japanese - the ...

TOKYO — In May, Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled the “universal design” version of its Raum passenger van, with an easy-to-read dashboard, seats that swivel sideways and, in some models, hand controls for ...

An elderly man in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima was mauled and injured by a bear while he was engaged in ...