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Out of 200,000 people who died at home alone in Japan during 2024, 76% were ages 65 or older, according to police.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 13, 2025
Some 58,000 elderly people died alone at home in 2024: police
The data collected will be used by the government to tackle the issue of how to support people becoming isolated from society.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2019
1 in 5 deaths worldwide linked to unhealthy diet, study says
Eleven million deaths worldwide in 2017 were linked to people eating poor diets high in sugar, salt and processed meat that contributed to heart disease, cancer and diabetes, a global study found.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2018
Civilian deaths from explosives surged in 2017, campaign group says
More than 40 civilians were killed every day by explosive weapons last year, according to a preliminary survey of media reports, a sharp rise on 2016 largely due to an increase in deadly airstrikes, a campaign group said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 30, 2017
Suicides down, but Japan still second highest among major industrialized nations, report says
The nation¡¯s suicide rate is the sixth highest in the world and the second worst among eight major industrialized countries, a government report released Tuesday said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 14, 2016
¡®Corpse hotels¡¯ offer dignity for the dead as Â鶹´«Ã½ crematoriums struggle to keep up
Packed among houses and small factories in a semi-industrial area of Kawasaki, Sou Sou resembles a regular hotel. How it differs is that it serves the dead.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 5, 2015
Shortcomings identified in new reporting system into hospital deaths
On Thursday, the government launched a new reporting system for deaths resulting from medical care. The iryojiko chosa seido (medical accidents investigation system), created based on last year¡¯s revisions to the Medical Care Law, is aimed at preventing recurrences of medical accidents and ensuring patient...
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2015
Honda to pay $70 million to U.S. for failure to report deaths, injuries
Honda Motor agrees to pay $70 million in penalties to the U.S. government for failing to report hundreds of injuries, deaths and other consumer claims involving its cars.
WORLD
Dec 18, 2014
Over 120,000 pro-Assad fighters killed in Syria conflict, monitoring group says
More than 120,000 fighters supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad have been killed in the country¡¯s civil war since it began in 2011, a group monitoring the war said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014
Immigrant detention centers under scrutiny in Japan after fourth death
Authorities are investigating the death of a Sri Lankan man at an immigration detention center in Tokyo, the fourth such case in just over a year, amid criticism the facilities are overcrowded and understaffed.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2014
West African health care systems reel as Ebola toll hits 932
Health workers in West Africa appealed on Wednesday for urgent help in controlling the world¡¯s worst Ebola outbreak as the death toll climbed to 932 and Liberia shut down a major hospital where several staff were infected, including a Spanish priest.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2013
Meltdowns haven¡¯t killed anyone: LDP bigwig
Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Sanae Takaichi has created a stir by saying the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns didn¡¯t kill anyone and arguing the government should restart reactors nationwide given Â鶹´«Ã½ scarce energy resources.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2013
Nine slain hostages being flown home; 10th victim ID¡¯d
The final missing Japanese worker in the hostage crisis at an Algerian natural gas complex is confirmed dead from the remains of various victims taken to Algiers.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
A day in the life of an Asakusa rickshaw driver
Rickshaws are a fixture of Japan's tourist hot spots, but driving them is far from a leisure activity.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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