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Japan's Elderly Population Hits Record High, Government Data Reveals
The number of people in Japan aged 65 or older hit a record high of 36.25 million this year, government data shows, as the country contends with one of the world's fastest-ageing societies.
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2 Passengers From Coronavirus-Hit Cruise Ship In Japan Dead
Two elderly passengers became the first people from aboard a cruise ship moored near Tokyo to die of the coronavirus, the Japanese government said on Thursday, as hundreds more passengers disembarked after two weeks' quarantine.
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Japanese Researchers Want To Give Your Grandma A Robotic Monkey Tail
Design that imitates natural biological design is known as "biomimicry." Other examples include this backpack inspired by an armadillo's shell and a synthetic adhesive that was inspired by geckos and is strong enough to allow people to scale glass walls.
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Japanese Emperor Akihito To Step Down After Three Decades On Throne
Japanese Emperor Akihito will abdicate on Tuesday in favour of his elder son, ending a three-decade reign during which he sought to ease the painful memories of World War Two and engage with people, including the marginalised in society.
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Fire At Japanese Senior Welfare Residence Kills 11
Eleven people were killed in a fire at a low-rent residence in northern Japan that mainly housed elderly people on welfare, police said on Thursday. Five people were rescued.
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Japan Police Probe Poisoning Deaths At Hospital For Elderly
Authorities in Japan are investigating the poisoning deaths of two elderly patients at a Yokohama hospital specializing in terminal-stage care.
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9 Found Dead In Japan Elderly Home After Typhoon: Police
Nine people were found dead inside a home for elderly people in northern Japan, police said Wednesday, after a powerful typhoon tore through the region.
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Japan's Elderly Population Hits New Record
The number of Japanese aged 65 and above has risen to a new record of about 33.8 million people or 26.7 per cent of the population, the media reported.
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700-Kilogram Kite Crashes Into Crowd in Japan, 4 Injured
A 700-kg bamboo-framed giant kite being flown at a festival in western Japan crashed on a crowd of spectators, injuring four people, including a small boy and an elderly man.
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Gaffe-Prone Japan Deputy PM Turns Ire on Young Women
After telling Japan's growing ranks of elderly they should "hurry up and die", Finance Minister Taro Aso has turned his well-worn gaffe gun on "people who don't give birth".
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Fire at Japan hospital kills ten, injures five more
A fire that ripped through a hospital in Japan as patients slept killed 10 elderly people on Friday and prompted government demands for safety reviews across the country.
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Strong quake in Japan leaves several injured
A strong earthquake shook Japan on Saturday near the southwestern city of Kobe, leaving 23 people injured, seven of them seriously - mostly elderly tripping while trying to flee, police said. No one was killed.
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Japan should let old 'hurry up and die': minister
Japan's finance minister Taro Aso said on Monday the elderly should be allowed to "hurry up and die" instead of costing the government money for end-of-life medical care.
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Japan's Elderly Population Hits Record High, Government Data Reveals
The number of people in Japan aged 65 or older hit a record high of 36.25 million this year, government data shows, as the country contends with one of the world's fastest-ageing societies.
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2 Passengers From Coronavirus-Hit Cruise Ship In Japan Dead
Two elderly passengers became the first people from aboard a cruise ship moored near Tokyo to die of the coronavirus, the Japanese government said on Thursday, as hundreds more passengers disembarked after two weeks' quarantine.
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Japanese Researchers Want To Give Your Grandma A Robotic Monkey Tail
Design that imitates natural biological design is known as "biomimicry." Other examples include this backpack inspired by an armadillo's shell and a synthetic adhesive that was inspired by geckos and is strong enough to allow people to scale glass walls.
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Japanese Emperor Akihito To Step Down After Three Decades On Throne
Japanese Emperor Akihito will abdicate on Tuesday in favour of his elder son, ending a three-decade reign during which he sought to ease the painful memories of World War Two and engage with people, including the marginalised in society.
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Fire At Japanese Senior Welfare Residence Kills 11
Eleven people were killed in a fire at a low-rent residence in northern Japan that mainly housed elderly people on welfare, police said on Thursday. Five people were rescued.
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Japan Police Probe Poisoning Deaths At Hospital For Elderly
Authorities in Japan are investigating the poisoning deaths of two elderly patients at a Yokohama hospital specializing in terminal-stage care.
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9 Found Dead In Japan Elderly Home After Typhoon: Police
Nine people were found dead inside a home for elderly people in northern Japan, police said Wednesday, after a powerful typhoon tore through the region.
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Japan's Elderly Population Hits New Record
The number of Japanese aged 65 and above has risen to a new record of about 33.8 million people or 26.7 per cent of the population, the media reported.
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700-Kilogram Kite Crashes Into Crowd in Japan, 4 Injured
A 700-kg bamboo-framed giant kite being flown at a festival in western Japan crashed on a crowd of spectators, injuring four people, including a small boy and an elderly man.
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Gaffe-Prone Japan Deputy PM Turns Ire on Young Women
After telling Japan's growing ranks of elderly they should "hurry up and die", Finance Minister Taro Aso has turned his well-worn gaffe gun on "people who don't give birth".
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Fire at Japan hospital kills ten, injures five more
A fire that ripped through a hospital in Japan as patients slept killed 10 elderly people on Friday and prompted government demands for safety reviews across the country.
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Strong quake in Japan leaves several injured
A strong earthquake shook Japan on Saturday near the southwestern city of Kobe, leaving 23 people injured, seven of them seriously - mostly elderly tripping while trying to flee, police said. No one was killed.
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Japan should let old 'hurry up and die': minister
Japan's finance minister Taro Aso said on Monday the elderly should be allowed to "hurry up and die" instead of costing the government money for end-of-life medical care.
