Apple and IBM have partnered with Japanese conglomerate Japan Post Group -- building on the partnership the two tech companies announced last year --to provide Japanese senior citizens with iPads that ...

Japan's centenarians reveal a profound secret to longevity: purpose. These individuals, many still actively engaged in work ...

Faced with an aging population and acute labour shortages, Japan has boosted senior employment through policy. Yet many seniors are working out of financial necessity, not choice. As demographic ...

Gender inequality is accelerating young Japanese women's flight from rural areas to the cities, further depressing the country's already low birthrate.

Kawata Yasutoshi was never cut out for traditional Japanese corporate life. As a former guitarist in a heavy-metal band, he found working at a large electronics firm frustrating: particularly the ...