Recently a new program was launched that aims to reduce the need of nursing care amongst the elderly in Japan. The program was created last June by the Kiyose municipal government in western Tokyo. The program is exclusively targeted towards seniors and includes karaoke exercises, held once a week at Read more…
Soon after Japan Post Holdings Co., Apple and IBM Corp formed a business partnership, Japan Post Co. announced they’ll be lending 1,000 Apple iPads to elderly citizens in Yamanashi and Nagasaki prefectures. The iPads are a part of an experiment, set to be carried out until March next year, that Read more…
Recently, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe announced that he’s planning to increase the number of special nursing homes for the elderly. This is a part of a social security reform that will try to address the problems of falling birthrates and aging population in Japan, as well as prevent Read more…