JAPAN
Japan running low on workers as proportion of over-65s increases
TOKYO: Japan’s closed-door immigration policy is expected to come under scrutiny after census data showed… read more
Over 15,000 elderly people found using unauthorized nursing homes
TOKYO: At least 15,000 elderly people were living in unauthorized nursing homes across Japan in… read more
Pressure to care for aged kin prompted workers to quit jobs
TOKYO: A survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) has found that 27.9 percent… read more
