J APAN is consumed by talk of a “foreigner problem”. The story goes that the country has been overrun by ill-mannered migrant ...

As cognitive decline spreads among older investors, nearly half of Japan’s GDP is increasingly vulnerable to mismanagement, fraud and inactivity.

Japan’s Prince Hisahito, who turned 18 last week, became the first male from the royal family to reach adulthood in nearly four decades, casting a spotlight on the existential problems also facing the ...

The Japanese island of Etajima's oyster industry relies almost entirely on foreign workers due to its aging population.

Kishida Fumio announced on August 14 that he would not run in next month’s election for the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), thus drawing to a close his approximately 1,000-day ...

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 ...

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, ...

At the age of 85, Ikuko Arai finally retired on November 30. She says she is happy to step back from her role at a non-profit ...

The manpower shortage comes as Japan continues to clash with China over their rival territorial claims, such as in the Diaoyu Islands The Japanese coastguard continues to experience a manpower ...