More nursing care facilities in Japan are offering beauty care for older people, providing makeup and beauty treatments to help improve their quality of life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/society/older-people-makeup-beauty-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #elderly #beautyservices #cosmetics #nursingcare #dementia
Two years after ProPublica first documented New York state’s dire shortage of guardians — and the substandard care some provide — lawmakers are pitching a $15 million-per-year fix.
It’s unclear whether the law has the support of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-good-guardianship-act-kathy-hochul?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
As the Russia's war against Ukraine drags on, relief organizations help displaced people stabilize and rebuild their lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/30/world/ukrainians-find-way-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #elderly #warcrimes #kyiv
While pledging to reduce the social security burden on working generations in the lead-up to the Feb. 8 general election, political parties continue to struggle with how to make the system financially sustainable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/politics/lower-house-social-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #elderly #welfare #2026lowerhouseelection #ldp #cra #sanseito #dpp #socialwelfare
Russia has stepped up its strikes against Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure, plunging Kyiv residents into darkness and intense cold, with older people left particularly vulnerable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/kyiv-elderly-russia-cold/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #elderly
The bluntly named "Are You Dead?” platform rocketed to the top of the app-store charts in China before going viral globally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/25/world/dying-app-chinas-latest-tech-obsession/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #aging #elderly #healthcare #ai #deepseek #eldercare
In a Gifu Prefecture community in which roughly half of the residents are age 65 or older, people are helping one another with everyday problems in what could be a model case for an aging society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/society/japan-aging-society-mutual-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #gifu #aging #elderly #housing #volunteers
Japan is one of the world’s safest countries. So why do so many people feel uneasy? This week, @AlexktMartin takes a look at crime, perception and the growing gap between data and fear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/society/japan-safety-security-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #demographics #crime #tokyo #adachiward #saitama #depopulation #elderly #expats
Two large-scale studies have linked poor oral health among older adults to higher mortality rates and a higher risk of requiring long-term care. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/science-health/elderly-dental-hygiene/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #instituteofsciencetokyo #osakametropolitanuniversity #elderly #aging #health #dentists
Shizuoka police have arrested three 17-year-old boys over a ¥10 million robbery of an elderly couple in their home, a crime investigators suspect might be orchestrated by tokuryū — anonymous, fluid criminal groups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/crime-legal/three-boys-arrested-shizuoka-robbery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shizuoka #japanesepolice #elderly #theft
Japan is the fastest aging nation in the world. Now that we're closer to 2050 than 2000, how will that affect the generation now coming of age? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/japan/society/japan-2050-predections-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #depopulation #aging #demographics #teens #elderly #comingofageday #lifeexpectancy #rurallife #women039sissues
While the government's fiscal 2026 budget bill calls for record-high spending on social security, its efforts to reduce the health insurance premium burden on the working generation are still limited. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/27/japan/society/burden-working-generation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #health #sanaetakaichi #ldp #nipponishinnokai #budgets #debt #elderly #medicine
While some facilities that house older adults and people with disabilities say they are ready for disasters, others admit they are unsure how to respond to a type of advisory they have never experienced before. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/elderly-home-earthquakes-preparation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #aomori #hokkaido #chiba #disasterpreparedness #disability #elderly
A record amount in unclaimed inheritances ended up in Japanese government coffers last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/japan-isolated-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #elderly #aging #population #depopulation
Families in Hong Kong mourned their elderly loved ones after a blazing fire at an apartment block claimed at least 128 lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-families-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #fires #elderly
Police in Kyoto have arrested a former officer and a woman on suspicion of defrauding an elderly dementia patient. The former officer is a board member of a group that works with police to assist dementia patients. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-arrested-elderly-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #dementia #fraud #elderly
The primary target: The admin is rapidly gutting a 2022 #law intended to ensure the country’s most profitable #corporations pay at least some federal income #tax. The provision, the corporate alternative minimum tax, was passed by #Democrats & signed into law by President #Biden. It sought to stop corporations from being able to report big profits to shareholders yet low tax liabilities to the federal government. It was projected to raise $222 billion over a decade.
But the succession of notices the #Treasury & #IRS have issued beginning in summer means the #tax could bring in a fraction of that.
The breaks come in addition to the ~$4 trillion package of tax cuts that #Trump signed into #law in July. The #legislation, passed entirely by #Republicans, heavily benefits #corporations & the #ultrawealthy. It is projected to add trillions of dollars to the federal #deficit & came with steep cuts to #healthcare for the #elderly & #FoodStamps for the poorest.
How can we convince German politicians to invest more in AI research?
Simply explain that robots can soon clean the elderly assess instead of immigrants.
Meet Japan’s “macho caregivers.” A Nagoya firm is recruiting bodybuilders to work in care homes — offering gym perks, protein shakes and purpose. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/28/lifestyle/japan-bodybuilders-macho-caregivers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #disability #elderly #nursingcare #bodybuilding
Maintaining the quality of Japan's medical and nursing care services while lowering related expenses, amid an aging population, will pose a difficult challenge for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/japan/politics/japan-pm-takaichi-medical-costs-balance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jip #nursingcare #elderly #hospitals #budgets
