The average Japanese person is considerably more negative about ageing than their global counterparts, a new study by McCann Worldgroup suggests. The agency’s ‘Truth about age’ study canvassed 24,000 ...

The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. A total of 705,809 babies were ...

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 ...

Japan has a higher proportion of over-65s than most countries, but is also researching a slew of technologies to stave off the ageing process and increase people’s healthspan. Researchers in Japan are ...

What happens to more than 1 million social recluses in the world’s fastest-ageing society when the last person who cared for them is gone?

Japan is facing an aging crisis—today, one in four people are aged 65 or older, and by 2030, that figure will rise to one in three. As the nation grapples with the challenges of a super-aging society, ...

Anti-foreigner sentiment is on the rise as Japan wrestles with how to keep its identity intact amid plummeting birth rates. October 22, 2025 If recent policy moves are any indication, Japan has a ...

Japanese longevity is attributed to centuries-old dietary staples like natto, miso, and seaweed, rich in probiotics, minerals ...

Aging hunters struggle with bear management as Japan's rural areas depopulate Bear attacks hit a record 219 in year through March, with 9,000 bears culled Calls for better hunter recruitment and ...