In depopulated areas across Japan, the withdrawal of supermarkets and other businesses has left essential services, vital to residents' daily lives, at risk. To address this problem, some local govern ...

A Japanese startup is expanding a "granny business" that turns seniors' lifetime skills into paid work through cafes, food stalls and community festivals, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work.Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to ...

The local government in Japan’s Mie prefecture is preparing to introduce the country’s first local ordinance that penalises abusive behaviour by customers toward workers. The proposed law aims to ...

Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and anxieties over immigration. The economy of Kutchan, a town on Japan’s ...