Her 43-year-old son, who lived with her before she was imprisoned ... Some do it for survival – 20% of people aged over 65 in Japan live in poverty, according to the OECD, compared to an average of 14 ...

In a troubling reflection of Japan's aging population crisis, an 81-year-old woman named Akiyo resorted to theft to secure a ...

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to rescue a 74-year-old man trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama, ...

“Old women say ... Ryusuke Hikawa, a professor of Japanese animation technology and cultural studies at Meiji University, said the show gives people living in uncertain times “a sense ...