Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yakult Ladies are improving eldery lives. Imagine you’re an older woman sitting alone in a small apartment in Tokyo. Your children ...

A lonely and jobless Japanese woman reportedly bombarded first responders with 2,761 fake calls for help — just to get some attention. Hiroko Hatagami, 51, of Matsudo, was arrested Thursday on ...

As Japanese society changes, many elderly people find themselves isolated and facing a "lonely death." Government agencies and private groups are working hard to give them a new lease on life. Japan ...