ASIA SOCIAL POLICY

Powered-muscle suits get Japan’s elderly back into workforce

TOKYO: Forget artificially intelligent robots — according to scientist Hiroshi Kobayashi, powered-muscle suits are the… read more

Asia struggles to define housing policy for aging

TOKYO: The government in Japan is facing an immediate demographic crisis with regards to seniors,… read more

Collective homes solution for those who don’t want to live alone

TOKYO: When her mother passed away, a 59-year-old single woman was struck with a sense… read more

Asia’s ageing population to cost US$20 trillion in health care

SINGAPORE: Asia’s population is ageing faster than anywhere in the world, a study said on… read more