Across Ukraine, millions of families have been living with widespread blackouts and electricity that comes back only briefly.

The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 4.6 million people could have dementia.

A 10-second act of kindness on a flight linked an Indian scientist with an elderly Japanese couple, creating an unexpected family bond that crossed borders, cultures and years.

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While pledging to reduce the social security burden on working generations in the campaign for the Feb. 8 general election, ...

In public places across Japan, older floor-level toilets still appear with some regularity. They sit low to the ground, set ...

The initiative aims to reduce isolation among seniors. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On January 23, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae dissolved the Diet and called for a Lower House election on February 8.

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There’s a cost to taking in more people, but there’s also a significant price to pay if we pull up the drawbridge.

As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...

Japan’s labor force population reached a record high 70.04 million in 2025, buoyed by the continued influx of seniors, women and foreign nationals in the job market, an internal affairs ministry ...