Robots are finding their place in responding to the needs of a population that is aging and increasingly feeling isolated. Yuko Kano, JAPAN Forward Dr…

In Japan, if you wanted to go anywhere outside of your home right now, you’d need to have your mask on. Convenience stores, restaurants, and…

As in the rest of the world, COVID-19 is causing many residents in Japan to hunker down until the worst is over. During trying times,…

Recently, in Five Stupid Ways To Get Arrested in Japan, we mentioned the KDDI caller, a pensioner who was arrested after placing nearly 24,000 complaint…

Since World War II, industrialized nations have experienced population transfers from rural areas to urban centers. Japan is no different. Beginning in the 1960s, large…

Tokyo is coming to be known as a hot spot for pop-up shops, but they are usually of the pop-culture themed variety–as seen with recent…

We all show our love in different ways, but this “over sixty” Japanese married couple has made their show of affection for one another a…

One of the most appealing aspects of Japan is the opportunity to see traditional culture still thrive in a modern day that is constantly changing….

Elderly Japanese people strutting off their surprisingly youthful energy in song and dance is nothing new, as we’ve seen with Jiji-Pop, an idol group of…

Japan’s population is largely comprised of the elderly: the government’s 2014 estimates show that 33.0% of the Japanese population is above age 60. So respecting…

Shintomicho, Miyazaki. A normal private residence has become one of the most popular tourist spots in town. In a 2,000-square-meter property lies a garden full…

Music is one of our amazing tool to communicate and express love. I think the couple’s duo piano performance here is a great example of…