In Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, there is a place that Filipino women living in Japan call "our home." The support ...

who is an officer at Tochigi Women’s Prison in Japan, said, "For many elderly inmates, prison is preferable to dying alone ...

Japanese women struggling with loneliness and financial issues commit petite crimes to go to prison, where they find ...

Akiyo, who has been jailed twice for theft, first stole food in her 60s and later repeated the offense when she had to survive on a meagre pension received every two months.

An 81-year-old Japanese woman, Akiyo, commits crimes intentionally to avoid loneliness and receive stable living conditions in jail. Reflecting on her decisions, she lamented her lack of financial ...

But soon after their arrival in Tokyo in autumn, they ended up living on ... status in Japan is notorious for prolonged waits and strict checks. But as Sarah, a pregnant woman in her 20s, and ...

But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison ... When she committed her second theft, Akiyo was living off a “very small” pension that was only paid every ...

‘There’s no point in me living,’ and ‘I just want to die.’” Theft is by far the most common crime committed by elderly inmates, especially among women. In 2022, more than 80% of elderly female inmates ...