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Community programs and tracking systems are expanding across Japan as local governments search for ways to prevent dementia-related disappearances.
JAPAN / Science & Health / Longform
May 25, 2026
He told his wife he was ¡®coming home.¡¯ Then he disappeared.
One family's search reveals 91²Ö¿â growing crisis of dementia-related disappearances.
Seoul St. Mary¡¯s Hospital?, where doctors see the toll of aging and dementia every day, in Seoul on April 15
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 30, 2026
¡®They said AI saved me¡¯: How South Korea is checking on its older adults
An artificial intelligence-powered call service? adopted by cities and counties across South Korea check?s on thousands of older adults living alone in isolation or poverty.
In Japan, where AI companion robots are being introduced in nursing homes to cope with a growing caregiver shortage, their use underscores both the urgency of the global aging crisis and the danger of placing too much reliance in technology.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
AI is coming for our aging parents, ready or not
Japan, long a leader in industrial automation, has been trying to make eldercare robots happen for a long time.
Tests for patients suffering from Alzheimer¡¯s disease are displayed at the Memory Center in Geneva in June 2023.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 16, 2026
Alzheimer¡¯s drugs targeting amyloid don¡¯t help, review finds
Despite successfully removing amyloid from the brain, the drugs don't improve cognitive function or slow its decline.
Hidetaka Ota, head of Akita University's Advanced Research Center for Geriatric and Gerontology, in the city of Akita on Monday
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 10, 2026
Study to analyze impact of bear sightings on elderly people
In Akita Prefecture, 67 people were attacked by bears, including four fatalities, in the year that ended in March.
Lecanemab and donanemab aim to slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disease by removing a protein called amyloid-beta from the brain, whose buildup is believed to contribute to the death of brain cells.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 8, 2026
Less than 20% of patients in Japan interested in new Alzheimer¡¯s drugs received one
Many were ineligible or decided against taking the medications due to potential side effects and the high cost, a study has found.
The new adult guardianship system will let people in Japan opt out of support based on their needs, unlike the current system.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2026
Japan to overhaul adult guardianship system and allow digital wills
Among the changes, the new system lets support recipients flexibly replace their guardians, and it will allow for digital wills to be created on computers and smartphones.
Eisai's Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab, also known as Leqembi
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 25, 2026
Research team confirms safety of Alzheimer¡¯s drug Lecanemab
The research team examined data on the health status of 2,672 patients 28 weeks after the start of the treatment.
Long-term studies show that mentally stimulating activities such as games and targeted brain training can strengthen cognitive resilience and delay the onset of dementia.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2026
Tired of spending billions on dementia care? Try a brain workout.
Twenty years later, about 25% fewer people in the speed training group developed dementia compared with the people who weren¡¯t offered the intervention.
A trainee in a beauty care program for older people provides hand care to a resident at a senior care facility, in the city of Saitama in November.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 5, 2026
Putting smiles on faces: Makeup help and beauty treatments energize older people
¡°I felt that beauty care gives people the energy to take action,¡± said a certified care worker.
New research suggests the shingles vaccine may not only reduce the risk of developing dementia but could also slow its progression, though more rigorous trials are needed.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2025
Fighting dementia could be as easy as the shingles vaccine
Over the past several years, a growing body of research has suggested that immunization against shingles may reduce the risk of dementia by up to 20%.
A scientist looks at hypometabolic and hypoperfusion patterns at the single-subject level from a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease at a hospital in Geneva in June 2023.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2025
Alzheimer¡¯s drug hunt learns from cancer fight¡¯s multi-target playbook
Just two drugs are widely approved to slow Alzheimer's ¡ª Eli Lilly's Kisunla and Leqembi from Eisai and Biogen.
Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk at a pharmacy in London in 2024
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2025
Undeterred by Novo Nordisk failure, scientists weigh GLP-1s as Alzheimer¡¯s prevention
In a release scant on details, the Danish drugmaker said Rybelsus did improve some unspecified Alzheimer¡¯s-related biological processes.
A former police officer and another suspect allegedly took a bank card and passbook from a 96-year-old woman, saying that they would manage her money.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2025
Former Kyoto police officer arrested for defrauding elderly dementia patient
The former officer is a board member of a group based in the city that works with police to provide daily assistance to elderly dementia patients.
Itsumi Tanaka smiles as she is complimented during lunchtime at Grandma¡¯s Cafe in the city of Fukuoka.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Sep 29, 2025
¡®Grandma¡¯s Cafe¡¯ offers purpose and income for elderly
A company in Fukuoka Prefecture is operating unique eateries where elderly women, some with dementia, welcome guests with homestyle cooking.
A scientist looks at scans of brains at the Memory Centre, part of the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics at the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), in 2023.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2025
Japan¡¯s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
Four scientists at the forefront of dementia research speak about what kind of future they envision for people with the condition.
The price of Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab, codeveloped by Japanese drugmaker Eisai and U.S. industry peer Biogen, will be lowered to ?97,277 for a 500-milligram bottle.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2025
Japan approves price cut for Alzheimer¡¯s drug Lecanemab
The drug's price will be lowered to ?97,277 for a 500-milligram bottle starting on Nov. 1.
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jul 21, 2025
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
AI chatbots are becoming stand-ins for pets and partners ¡ª offering comfort, connection and raising new concerns.
The health ministry is expected to cut the official price of lecanemab, an Alzheimer's drug codeveloped by Japanese drugmaker Eisai and Biogen of the United States, by up to 15% from the current level of about ?3 million per patient a year.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2025
Japan to cut price of Alzheimer¡¯s drug lecanemab
The health ministry is expected to cut the official price of the drug by up to 15% from the current level of about ?3 million per patient a year.
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2025
Care worker arrested over sexual abuse of woman with dementia
The abuse was discovered while police were investigating the case of a different person who had died at the same group home for the elderly.
How Japan¡¯s new ¡¯blue tickets¡¯ are putting cycling parents on edge
A father carries a child on a <i>mamachari</i> bicycle in September 2018. Parents say the new ¡°blue ticket¡± system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.
In first for Japanese, Tao Okamoto shares Best Actress award at Cannes
Japan&#039;s Tao Okamoto and Belgium&#039;s Virginie Efira, co-winners of the best actress award for their roles in the film "All of a Sudden," celebrate during the closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Saturday.
China squeezes Japan over rare earths in repeat of 2010 showdown
Since ?December, Chinese ?exports of rare earth minerals like dysprosium, terbium and yttrium oxide, as ?well as specialty metal gallium, to Japan have stopped except for a few tiny shipments of yttrium, Chinese customs data shows.
Survey begins to determine remote island¡¯s suitability for nuclear disposal site
Minamitorishima has no resident population and is off-limits to the general public.
At Kawasaki¡¯s ¡®penis festival,¡¯ phalluses are vessels of compassion
For one April Sunday each year, the otherwise working class city of Kawasaki becomes host to one of Japan&#039;s most unusual-looking festivals.
At Kawasaki¡¯s ¡®penis festival,¡¯ phalluses are vessels of compassion
For one April Sunday each year, the otherwise working class city of Kawasaki becomes host to one of Japan&#039;s most unusual-looking festivals.
Tochigi murder-robbery case reflects ¡®³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±¡¯ adapting to crackdowns
A teenager (center, wearing sandals) arrested for his involvement in a murder-robbery case is sent to prosecutors on May 16 in the city of Shimotsuke, in Tochigi Prefecture.
What will the LDP¡¯s new National Power Research Group become?
Katsunobu Kato, chairman of the National Power Research Group, addresses the group&#039;s inaugural meeting held at the parliamentary building in Tokyo on Thursday.
How Japan¡¯s new ¡¯blue tickets¡¯ are putting cycling parents on edge
A father carries a child on a <i>mamachari</i> bicycle in September 2018. Parents say the new ¡°blue ticket¡± system has made them more mindful of the rules, but has also heightened concerns about child-seat use and children starting to cycle on their own.
Hirokazu Kore-eda says human imagination still matters in the age of AI
A couple (played by Haruka Ayase, right, and the mononymous Daigo) struggling to come to terms with the death of their son welcome a humanoid (Rimu Kuwaki, center) modeled after their child in ¡°Sheep in the Box.¡±

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Community programs and tracking systems are expanding across Japan as local governments search for ways to prevent dementia-related disappearances.
He told his wife he was ¡®coming home.¡¯ Then he disappeared.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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