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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 ...

Two-thirds of Japanese people under 40 are unsure how to find a spouse, according to a recent Japanese government survey. The nation of 124 million saw less than 500,000 marriages last year, the ...

Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn’t stopped her from going to the gym every day and trying the free-of-charge makeup course at her housing complex. “It was really helpful,” she said, all ...

SHONAI, Japan — This broad coastal plain near the Sea of Japan, blessed with abundant water and rich soil and checkered with rice paddies hued golden yellow in the early spring, is one of the ...

Japan has adapted to an aging workforce with government support and job programs. Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, with many working in low-wage jobs. Experts say the US can learn from ...