Dementia seen in 14% of elderly inmates in Japan

TOKYO: About 1,300 people, or some 14 percent, of 9,700 inmates in Japan aged 60… read more

Development of care robots growing in ageing Japan

TOKYO: A shortage of nursing-care workers in Japan amid a rapidly ageing population is accelerating… read more

Work starts on ‘groundbreaking’ key aged care worker flats

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: Work has begun to prepare for the demolition of the building that stands on… read more

Australia becomes latest nation to embrace wooden high-rise buildings

SYDNEY: A change to building regulation codes in Australia means that architects will be allowed… read more