The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September ... The increase in the percentage of people over 65 years old, or the aging rate, was up 0.2 percentage points as of Sept.

A woman rented a "Japanese old man" for a day during her visit to ... which provides a companion to young people for a fee. "I logged and searched through the older men and emailed a few.

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human ... are thought to be from two different people — one who lived about 14,000 years ...

Japan’s roads are getting old. So much so, that certain parts are ... so do the already hefty bills. In 2012, nine people died when a 140-meter section of the Sasago Tunnel’s concrete ceiling ...