Fiery, spicy, meaty: Chef introduces Maharashtra’s famous Saoji cuisine in Japan. His restaurant serves rich mutton gravies, kaleji fry, chicken sukka and moreA Japanese chef, Takashi Takeshima, has introduced the spicy and meaty Saoji cuisine from Nagpur to his restaurant in Fukuoka, Japan. After...
25 May, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Japan’s oldest woman is 114, and her secret to a long, happy life is surprisingly simpleShigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired doctor from Japan, is now the country's oldest person. Born in 1911, she witnessed significant histo...
26 Aug, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
Japan’s population plunges by 900,000 in just 1 year — worst drop in modern history as birth rates hit crisis pointJapan population decline 2024: Japan's population experienced a significant decline in 2024, dropping by over 900,000, marking the largest ...
07 Aug, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's ageing populationJapan is the world's most advanced ageing society with a falling birth rate, dwindling working-age population and restrictive immigration p...
28 Feb, 2025, 08.28 AM IST
Japan’s birthrate hits new low: Expert warns only one teenager will be left by THIS year in world's 4th biggest economyJapan faces a severe demographic crisis with a record low birthrate, a shrinking workforce, and rising social security costs. Government me...
27 Feb, 2025, 07.43 PM IST
2050 is just 25 years away, is it time to Budget for India’s declining population?India and other nations face significant economic and social challenges as birth rates decline dramatically, leading to aging populations a...
02 Feb, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
Some people in Japan are ready to pay money to stay in jail. The reason is heart-breakingIn Japan, some elderly individuals are ready to opt for incarceration to escape loneliness, among other reasons, as single-person household...
20 Jan, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populationsCountries grappling with population decline and aging issues offer financial incentives to encourage childbirth. China, Japan, Italy, and S...
17 Jan, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
'Have more children': Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu's strategy to address ageing southern statesAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged people in southern states to have more children, citing concerns about an agei...
20 Oct, 2024, 05.14 PM IST
More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them womenJapan's centenarian population has reached a record high of over 95,000, with nearly 90 percent being women. This highlights the demographi...
17 Sep, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
View: For better jobs, don’t just look West, look to places like JapanDemographers use the term 'demographic dividend' to describe the economic benefits that a country enjoys from its large young population. I...
14 Apr, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
Why immigrant-shy Japan is luring foreign workersJapan’s population peaked in 2008 and the number of workers is expected to decline to 56 million in 2030 from 64 million in 2014.
24 Feb, 2017, 01.21 PM IST
Japan's robot revolution aimed at compensating for its elderly population and ageing workforceAdvances in robotic computing power, the ability to recognise voices and images, and machine learning could help the country overcome the h...
30 May, 2015, 05.39 AM IST
- Elder Pharma to set up JV for cosmetics
Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd, agreed to set up a joint venture company with Japan's cosmetic company KOSE Corporation under the name KOSE Elde...
06 Mar, 2013, 05.23 PM IST
- 323 million Indians to be above 65 years by 2050
There will be 323 million in India by 2050 in the 65-plus age group as per a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
05 Oct, 2012, 08.08 PM IST
- Japan in trouble; India relatively safe
Experts see the global economic recession we are into right now getting worse before it gets better. Gainers: BSE ( A, B ), NSE | Losers: B...
19 Mar, 2009, 06.30 PM IST
- Elderly now a fifth of Japan population
One-fifth of Japan’s population now consists of people aged 65 or older, the nation’s latest census data show, a development that could thr...
01 Nov, 2006, 12.40 AM IST