Japan’s famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the ...

Yumi Yamamoto has met Japan's oldest living people, and her great-grandmother died at 115. She's noticed a few things Japanese supercentenarians do which might contribute to their longevity. She ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s population is getting older in what the United Nations calls an “irreversible global trend,” driven by longer lives and smaller families. The number of people aged 65 and ...

Japanese-listed healthcare heavyweight Rohto Pharmaceutical has made a bold bet on an Australian medtech startup developing a ...

Japan’s massive debt is the result of decades-long policy choices, an ageing population and structural economic pressures.

With far-right Sanae Takaichi in power, Japan’s anti-immigration forces are likely to prevail and immigration reforms may end ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - As Japan's construction firms are squeezed by the tightest labour market since the 1970s and a rapidly ageing population, they are pouring investment into technology - and providing ...

(Reuters) - Japan has the world's highest percentage of elderly people and its population is graying faster than any other country, posing risks to the economy's growth prospects and straining ...

The life expectancy for Japanese men is 78.56 years, the fourth-longest in the world. But Mitsuru Okamura sped past that age long ago, and if you listen he’ll tell you his secret: alcohol. “I enjoy ...

When Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi took office, she pledged to focus on economic improvement. After her Taiwan ...

T ourists in the bars of Tokyo are rejoicing. Visiting Japan was once a mightily expensive endeavour; now it is cheaper than ...