Experts say Japan's success comes down to a culture that respects the elderly, as well as taking the pandemic seriously from the beginning.

Despite the constant pressure to remain patient and compassionate, Nguyen Tan Tai is satisfied with his caregiving job as it ...

Sompo Holdings, Inc., one of Japan's biggest insurance companies, says it's using artificial intelligence to help alleviate a critical shortage of workers needed to care for the country's aging ...

Yukiko Namekata, a resident at an elder care facility in Tokyo run by Zenkoukai, and her caregiver follow the movement of a miniature humanoid robot called PALRO. At top, AIREC, an artificial ...

The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their ...

In Tokyo, a humanoid robot is being tested as a potential caregiver for Japan's aging population. Dubbed AIREC (AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care), the system recently demonstrated its ability to ...

Japan has a significant and growing number of elderly individuals living alone. The estimate goes from a quarter to a third of the elderly population. With Japan's elderly population (aged 65 and over ...

Japan's rapidly ageing population has forced the country to rethink the way it approaches elderly care, giving rise to a new and unexpected trend: muscular caregivers known as 'Macho Caregivers'. With ...