Japanese women struggling with loneliness and financial issues commit petite crimes to go to prison, where they find ...

Akiyo was lodged in Tochigi Women's Prison, Japan's largest women's prison, located north of Tokyo. It houses nearly 500 ...

An 81-year-old Japanese woman, Akiyo, commits crimes intentionally to avoid loneliness and receive stable living conditions ...

Shoplifting is the most common crime among elderly women in Japan. In 2022, over 80% of elderly female inmates were jailed ...

Akiyo deliberately committed crimes to secure a place in prison, where she could live for free after being abandoned by her ...

In a troubling reflection of Japan's aging population crisis, an 81-year-old woman named Akiyo resorted to theft to secure a ...

In Japan, a growing number of elderly individuals are deliberately committing crimes to secure a place in prison, ...

Despite the increasing number of elderly people living alone in Japan, landlords often refuse to rent them accommodations, raising government concerns over the growing problem. Three governmental ...

Japan leads the world in per capita sales of adult diapers. Japan’s population is getting so old that one major diaper manufacturer is now making products only for adults, not for babies. Japan’s ...

While air pollution is becoming a growing health issue worldwide, a new study focussed on its health and economic costs in ...