A Kyodo news report yesterday proclaimed that 1 in 7 Japanese people were living in poverty, according to a Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare release. This was the first time that the ministry has released such figures, which were calculated in accordance with the calculation methods used [...]
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Written By: guyjin on September 25, 2009
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Honda are developing a new ‘personal mobility device’, which looks like a unicycle, yet maintains stability internally and moves by leaning your weight in the direction you wish to go – similar to the Segway.
Honda says that the device is still in development, and there are not yet any firm plans for when it will [...]
Written By: guyjin on September 21, 2009
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About a week and a half ago, I had the story here about the number of Japanese people aged over 100 passing 40,000. I mentioned at the time, in passing, that about 20% of all Japanese people were aged over 65.
Today, in commemoration of the annual ‘Respect for the Aged Day’ (敬老の日), the government estimates [...]
