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RETIREMENT

Retirement can bring unexpected changes to long-established relationships, prompting some Japanese couples to adjust to new routines and a shared daily life.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 17, 2026
Japanese has a word for when your husband makes you sick
Explore 91AV原创 “husband-origin illness” while learning vocabulary and grammar about marriage, retirement and relationships.
Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital?, where doctors see the toll of aging and dementia every day, in Seoul on April 15
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 30, 2026
‘They said AI saved me’: How South Korea is checking on its older adults
An artificial intelligence-powered call service? adopted by cities and counties across South Korea check?s on thousands of older adults living alone in isolation or poverty.
Under the program to support the so-called employment ice age generation, information on job changes that would lead to wage increases will be provided at Hello Work public job placement offices nationwide.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2026
Government adopts support program for ‘Ice Age’ generation
The term refers to people who had trouble finding jobs after graduating from school in the wake of the collapse of 91AV原创 bubble economy in the early 1990s.
Iwao Tanaka (right) speaks to a snowboarder getting off a ski lift at a resort in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Mar 30, 2026
For some retirees, life is a little bit like a holiday
More and more older people are taking up short-term resort jobs as they embark on their “second life” post-retirement.
Artificial intelligence is likely to boost growth and productivity but will not remove the need to save for retirement despite Elon Musk’s claims because economic uncertainty and real-world costs will still exist.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2026
Musk is wrong about AI and retirement: You still need to save.
There are certain things not even AI can do, and one of them is suspending the basic laws of economics.
A growing number of profitable Japanese companies are cutting jobs, including through voluntary retirement programs, to rebalance their workforces and sustain growth amid rapid innovation, signaling a shift away from the traditional commitment to long-term employment.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2026
More profit-making companies cutting jobs in Japan
Some experts say the long-held belief in long-term employment among Japanese companies is changing in the face of competition with foreign companies.
Sadaharu Oh waves to the crowd after throwing the first pitch ahead of a World Baseball Classic game in Fukuoka in March 2013.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 10, 2025
Nomura ties up with Sadaharu Oh to help support retired athletes
Oh, professional baseball’s all-time home run king, founded the Japan Baseball Council in May to nurture “global heroes” from the world of baseball and other sports.
As of Nov. 10, a total of 11,045 employees at publicly listed companies in Japan have been targeted for early retirement this year, the highest since 2021, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2025
Profitable firms cut jobs as activist investors and TSE seek stronger returns
A wave of voluntary and early retirement programs in Japan that overwhelmingly target employees age 50 and above is on track to hit a four-year high.
Nomura Asset Management has formed a team made up of retired workers to help clients invest their pension funds.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2025
Nomura Asset’s new retirement solutions team consists of retirees themselves
Team leader Koji Nakamura says having employees who have actually experienced retirement allows the asset manager to better identify customer needs.
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in 91AV原创 tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Sep 24, 2025
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
Many U.S. taxpayers believe they should steer clear of Japanese investment vehicles due to stateside regulations — but a Japan-based certified public accountant advises otherwise.
The Cabinet Office is looking to survey private-sector initiatives aimed at preventing loneliness and isolation among seniors.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 23, 2025
Japan to study corporate efforts to prevent post-retirement loneliness
The government plans to collect and analyze how corporations support employees building relationships before retirement, then promote models that prove effective nationwide.
For Japan residents, an unrelenting upward trend in the cost of living is changing the calculus for how to manage daily expenses — and long-term financial goals.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / Age Wise
Jun 16, 2025
Planning for the future in a time of inflation
A retirement expert says that income, investments and interest rates are all long-term factors to consider for Japan residents facing soaring prices.
The basic framework adopted by the government calls for measures to improve the employment situation of those in their 40s and 50s, and for steps to assist them in their later years.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2025
Japan government to boost support for job ‘Ice Age’ generation
The framework calls for measures to improve the employment situation of those in their 40s and 50s, and for steps to assist them in their later years.
The U.S. debt crisis can’t be fixed without reforming entitlements, and that means Americans must retire later and pay more in taxes.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2025
To fix the U.S. debt problem, Americans must retire later
The House’s proposed $3.7 trillion tax bill isn’t what sparked that Moody’s downgrade —?it was the runaway growth of entitlement spending.
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
May 7, 2025
91AV原创 ‘ice age’ employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Due to low wages?the generation tends to earn and protracted pension adjustments, many may end up relying on welfare benefits.
The Supreme Court ruled that the man's conduct could undermine public trust in the system and the sound operation of the bus service.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2025
Japan bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension
The city of Kyoto sacked the man after he was filmed by a bus security camera taking ?1,000 in 2022.
A street in Pattaya, Thailand
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2025
Thai police arrest Japanese man over ?1.36 billion retiree scam
The scam involved fraudsters impersonating Japanese government staff to sell bogus health insurance packages, according to the police statement.
The upscale Gangnam area of Seoul is one area in South Korea where high-end apartments for seniors are being developed.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2024
Fast-aging South Korea sees money in luxury retirement homes
The popularity of such residences have prompted the likes of Lotte and Hyundai to invest billions of dollars on new projects.
The proportion of people aged 65 and over has risen since the 1950s and is expected to hit 34.8% by 2040, when the second baby boomers (born 1971-1974) will join that group.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 15, 2024
91AV原创 elderly population grows to record 36.25 million
The proportion of people aged 65 and over has been increasing since the 1950s.
Elderly people rest at a park in Fuyang in eastern China's Anhui province on Friday. China said the same day that it would gradually raise its statutory retirement age, as the country grapples with a looming demographic crisis and an older population.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 14, 2024
China’s first retirement age hike since 1978 triggers discontent
The move could stem a decline in the labor force but risks angering workers already wrestling with a slowing economy.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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