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Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki gives up driving, donates beloved car to Ghibli Park

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2023
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Octogenarian walks the walk when looking out for the safety of others. 

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• (anime • cars • Citroën • driver's license • driving • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • news • seniors • Studio Ghibli)

Japan considering restricting senior citizens’ access to ATMs

• Master Blaster
  Jul 29, 2023

National Police Agency believe it’s for their own good.

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• (ATMs • banking • COK • crime • fraud • money • ore ore sagi • scammers • scams • scoeity • senior citizens • seniors • yokinfusa)

Drunk Japanese woman found sleeping in street by 86-year-old man who comes to her rescue

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 20, 2023

Quick-thinking senior puts what he learned at his old job to use one more time.

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• (COK • drunk • elderly • moving • seniors • touching • weird)

82-year-old Japanese man arrested for driving without license, says he had one 60 years ago

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 12, 2023

Maybe he just hadn’t had enough time to get a new one yet.

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85-year-old great-grandmother from Hiroshima is Japan’s newest virtual YouTuber/idol【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 10, 2022

And it’s all thanks to her “idiot grandchild.”

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• (anime • elderly • Idols • manga • seniors • video • virtual YouTubers • VTubers • YouTubers)

Japanese mom’s don’t-touch-my-baby-stroller sign stirs up debate【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 1, 2022

A whole lot of cultural values clash when neighborhood seniors don’t keep their hands to themselves around baby.

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• (babies • COK • parents • paretning • seniors • society)

Japan’s biggest K-pop fans might just be senior citizens, survey shows

• Dale Roll
  Sep 22, 2022

Fandom knows no age!

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• (COK • elderly • K-pop • mercari • music • oshikatsu • seniors • society • survey)

Majority of younger Japanese people in survey respect less than 30 percent of their old coworkers

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 25, 2022

Over 50 percent of respondents say old coworkers contribute “nothing in particular” to the workplace.

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• (COK • generation gap • seniors • society • survey • woring in Japan)

Government study finds seniors active online more likely to feel life is worth living

• Master Blaster
  Jun 19, 2022

Are they using the same Internet as me?

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• (aging population • COK • elderly • internet • senior citizens • seniors • social media • society • survey • technology)

Three Japanese man in their 80s arrested on suspicion of being a ring of thieves

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 13, 2022

Two brothers and their friend accused of robbing elderly woman who was still a lot younger than them.

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• (crazy • crime • elderly • seniors • theft • weird)

2021 saw the sharpest ever rate of decrease of Japan’s shrinking population, more records broken

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 20, 2022

Japan’s decreasing birthrate coupled with an aging population continue to spell out doom and gloom for the future of the country. 

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• (aging population • decreasing birthrate • foreigners in Japan • Living in Japan • population • seniors • society)

The world’s oldest living person, Kane Tanaka, turned 119 this month

• Dale Roll
  Jan 13, 2022

Happy birthday, Kane!

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• (age • Birthday • COK • elderly • Guinness Word Record • Kane Tanaka • oldest person alive • seniors)

Japanese woman helps grandma look for insurance card, finds even more precious treasures instead

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 4, 2021

Unfortunately forgetful granny’s hidden treasure box did not contain tissues, so you’ll want to grab some of your own.

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• (COK • elderly • family • moving • seniors • touching)

Japanese teen saves elderly woman’s home from fire, credits love of anime for his heroism

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2021

Late-night convenience store run takes a dramatic turn.

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• (anime • COK • ederly • fire • hero • moving • seniors • teens • touching • youth)

JR group offers all-you-can-ride passes for older couples in “Full Moon Couple Green Pass” deal

• Shannon
  Sep 27, 2021

In Japan, travelling with someone you love only gets better with age.

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• (COK • couples • deals • elderly • Green Car • JR • seniors • shinkansen • special deal • trains • travel)

Japan’s oldest McDonald’s worker defies age barriers, inspires everyone at the age of 93

• Oona McGee
  Sep 2, 2021

You’ll find a wide range of ages at this Japanese branch of the Golden Arches. 

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• (employees • fast food • food • heartwarming • jobs • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • old people • seniors • Toyama • working in Japan)

Japanese gaming grandpa is tearing up virtual track at age 93【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 15, 2021

After stepping away from a life spent in cars, he’s reunited with the real-world ride he owned and loved in his youth.

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• (awesome • cars • cool • elderly • seniors • video • video games)

Japanese senior slips on icy road, knocks himself out, passersby give up jackets to keep him warm

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2021

Two large men offered help on freezing cold morning, left without giving their names.

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• (accident • COK • jackets • moving • seniors • touching)

Foreigner convenience store clerk in Japan saves elderly woman from scammers with quick thinking

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 16, 2021

Refuses to give up when senior doesn’t realize she’s being taken advantage of.

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• (awesom • awesome • convenience stores • crime • e-money • foreigners in Japan • fraud • fraudsters • scammers • scams • seniors)

Elderly Wakayama woman arrested for hacking her local supermarket’s self-checkout

• Master Blaster
  Dec 12, 2020

Senior turned to computer fraud to get a discount on her eggs.

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• (aging population • computer fraud • crime • discount stickers • elderly • Kainan • self-checkout • seniors • supermarkets • Wakayama)

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