Old, but Not Retiring in Japan
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In a country where the average life span has extended to 81.9 years, Japan's elderly are not only the longest-lived but statistically the healthiest seniors in the world.
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Exercising is a problem for Tokyo gals. Manga club meetings and cram school fill up their free time, and there's no money for a gym membership after paying for cell phone bills and Pocky snacks.
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CHIRAN, Japan -- These are the dusky days of old age that kamikaze pilots like Shigeyoshi Hamazono were not supposed to see.
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TOKYO -- During her many years working for a major Japanese trading company, Michiko Koseki said, she and her female co-workers have suffered a series of indignities both small and large. But the 59-year-old clerical worker was nevertheless shocked a few years ago when her company suddenly decided...
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Itâs folly to think that you can set your retirement plan in your 20s or 30s and forget it until you retire.
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Former Japanese internet boss Takafumi Horie pleads not guilty to fraud charges in a Tokyo court.
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arrived on a remote island in northern Japan to start a new life with his Japanese wife and their two daughters. court-martial last month after saying he deserted from South Korea because he was frightened.
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Web-savvy Japanese aged over 50 surf online just as often as young people do, using the Internet to arrange travel and read news, a study said Friday.
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When Hisashi Negishi retired, he paid off  his mortgage and bought himself a $6,000 flat panel TV and a  new car to last the rest of his life. That was two years ago.  Since then, he hasn&#39;t bought much of anything.
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An 111-year-old Japanese just named the world's oldest man said he owed his longevity to steering clear of alcohol.
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Hikari Ota is doing what he does best on his weekly "news" show: taking aim at Japan's aging lawmakers.
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Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu  Tanigaki said on Friday countries should not rely just on  currencies to address global imbalances.
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Don't just dream about retiring -- do what you need to get there.
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To a 70-year old pensioner, a bond that gives him only a third of what he invested and that matures in 30 years does not sound like the deal of a lifetime.
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Owen Baser is at an age when most people are enjoying retirement.
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In Japan, where one fifth of the population is now over 65, a preview of a global future.
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The birth of Princess Kiko's son ensures the continuation of the royal line. But the news shows how far women still have to go, even in modern Japan