5 articles
Japan
Meet the Japanese pop ‘boy’ band consisting of men all over the age of 65
Japan has an all-senior-citizen male idol group who once helped promote a prefecture’s tourism industry. Key details: The five-member group,...
Bryan Ke
Technology
Chinese Company Uses AI ‘Siri’ Assistant to Help the Elderly
Lanchuang Network Technology Corp has embarked on a mission: to improve elderly care in China. Charging clients only 1 yuan (14 cents), the...
Alvin Chan
Asia
Japanese Man Calls Cops On Himself After Not Having Enough Money to Pay For Meal
An unemployed Japanese man decided to call the cops on himself after dining and not having enough money to pay for his meal. The 63-year-old...
Kyle Encina
Chinese Woman Throws Coins Into Plane Engine ‘For Good Luck’, Delays Flight For Hours
An elderly woman has delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours after throwing coins into its engine “for good luck”, acco...
Heather Johnson Yu
Experts Predict Asia Will Need $20 Trillion in Healthcare Costs For Its Elderly By 2030
We all know that healthcare gets more expensive as you grow older. Unfortunately, for Asia’s extremely large population, it’s no...
Editorial Staff
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