The central government is planning to introduce a nationwide program that will offer support and handle arrangements for ...

Many of the robots being developed for elderly care are humanoids, which scientists say is intentional for function and ...

Sompo Holdings, Inc., one of Japan's biggest insurance companies, says it's using artificial intelligence to help alleviate a critical shortage of workers needed to care for the country's aging ...

Yukiko Namekata, a resident at an elder care facility in Tokyo run by Zenkoukai, and her caregiver follow the movement of a miniature humanoid robot called PALRO. At top, AIREC, an artificial ...

Amputation as eldercare makes for an unnerving premise, but Koki Yoshida's bleak drama is most effective in its quiet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some ...

The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 to 36.25 million, accounting for a record high ...

As Thailand's population ages, local governments and communities are stepping up efforts to support older residents through integrated care initiatives, in some cases drawing on Japanese experience. I ...