In fast-aging Japan, struggles with dementia are a common story. But researchers hope that future breakthroughs will help them rewrite the ending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/science-health/dementia-research/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #aging #elderly #mentalhealth #alzheimer039s #medicine #pharmaceuticals #dementia #lecanemab #donanemab
Authorities are calling on elderly people to recheck the way they are using their mobility-assisting devices such as electric wheelchairs and power-assisted bicycles, to help avoid accidents involving falls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/japan-elderly-wheelchair-fall-accident-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aging #elderly #nite
The early bird gets the worm: how a student in Sendai found connection and renewal thanks to Japan’s famed calisthenics routine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/15/voices/rajio-taiso-sendai-calisthenics-intergenerational/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #voices #sendai#miyagiprefecture #expats #rajiotaiso #elderly #aging
The number of centenarians in Japan could soon pass the 100,000 mark, highlighting social security concerns amid a falling birth rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/japan-centenarians-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #elderly #population
A new fraud tactic has emerged in Osaka Prefecture, in which scammers send elderly people smartphones before swindling them using the devices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/scam-smartphone-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #phones #japanesepolice #elderly #osaka #socialmedia #fraud
A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of about ¥1 million after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/crime-legal/fake-astronaut-scam-japan-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fraud #socialmedia #elderly #japanesepolice #hokkaido
The eldest daughter of a Japanese war orphan left behind in China at the end of World War II and repatriated decades later has opened a nursing car facility that provides support in Chinese. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/japan-aging-left-behind-war-orphans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #chinajapanrelations #elderly #aging#nursingcare
A panel of experts tasked by Gov. Kathy Hochul to evaluate the needs of New York’s aging population has recommended that the state permanently fund and oversee guardianship services. The governor won’t say whether she will.
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Went to a bank branch today to make a payment I have to make in person due to various factors.
Was waiting to be seen and overheard a conversation between a bank employee and another customer. The employee was dumbstruck by the customer not having internet access and therefore struggling to suggest next steps.
We are storing up *so* much trouble. Building systems that are failing people
@urlyman This doesn't just apply to banks. Imagine you don't have #internet, are an #elderly &/or #disabled person & want a postal vote. To get one now, you either have to apply online & upload a photo of yourself or your signature to the GOV.UK website, or download a paper form, which means you still have to be online & need a printer to print the form. But you're NOT ONLINE, so you can't do either thing!
The government has approved expanded disaster relief to better support the elderly and people with disabilities during emergencies, including armed attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/politics/armed-attacks-aid-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #health #stateofemergency #elderly #disasterpreparedness
The government has notified municipalities and financial institutions that they are now allowed to use the savings of deceased people to cover burial or cremation fees without their heirs' consent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/27/japan/society/deceaseds-deposits-allowed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #elderly #banks
While the ongoing World Exposition in Osaka frequently draws more than 100,000 visitors a day, interest is also growing in services that allow people to enjoy the event remotely through virtual spaces or online tours. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/osaka-expo-virtual-experience/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #virtualreality #osaka #ntt #pasona #elderly
The industry ministry is working to promote cooperation between private firms and local governments to ensure a stable supply of nursing care and elderly support services as demand increases in the graying country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/society/nursing-care-public-private-cooperation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society#nursingcare #localgovernment #elderly
Elderly residents in the Noto Peninsula affected by the New Year’s Day earthquake last year are seeing their medical expenses rise to as much as 1.3 times of what they cost before the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/japan-noto-quake-elderly-medical-costs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #elderly #health
Tokyo police have arrested a 50-year-old caretaker for alleged sexual abuse of a woman with serious dementia at a group home for the elderly in Tokyo's Taito Ward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/crime-legal/dementia-care-worker-arrested-over-obscenity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #dementia #elderly