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The government has postponed a decision on expanding the number of elderly people required to pay 20% of their nursing-care service costs out of pocket, concerned the move could add to the burden of rising costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/society/japan-nursing-care-decision-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mhlw #nursingcare #elderly #aging

Decision on expanding nursing-care copayments delayed as other costs rise

The government is shelving until fiscal 2026 a plan to widen the scope of those required to make a 20% copayment, concerned the move could add to the burden of higher costs.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Feb 5

More nursing care facilities in Japan are offering beauty care for older people, providing makeup and beauty treatments to help improve their quality of life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/society/older-people-makeup-beauty-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #elderly #beautyservices #cosmetics #nursingcare #dementia

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.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Oct 28

Meet Japan’s “macho caregivers.” A Nagoya firm is recruiting bodybuilders to work in care homes — offering gym perks, protein shakes and purpose. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/28/lifestyle/japan-bodybuilders-macho-caregivers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #disability #elderly #nursingcare #bodybuilding

Bodybuilders find new calling in Japan’s struggling care industry

A Nagoya firm is tackling Japan’s caregiver shortage by recruiting bodybuilders — offering gym perks, protein subsidies and purpose.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Oct 23

Maintaining the quality of Japan's medical and nursing care services while lowering related expenses, amid an aging population, will pose a difficult challenge for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/japan/politics/japan-pm-takaichi-medical-costs-balance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jip #nursingcare #elderly #hospitals #budgets

The Japan Times Oct 20

A man suspected of killing two women last week at a nursing care facility in Saitama Prefecture where he previously worked has revealed that he “entered the facility with the intent to kill.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/crime-legal/saitama-elderly-murder-followup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #japanesepolice #nursingcare #elderly

Former care home worker entered Saitama facility with 'intent to kill'

Investigators believe he broke into his former workplace after forming an intent to kill despite holding no grudge against the two residents he allegedly killed.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Oct 16

A former care worker is believed to have used an unchanged passcode to gain entry into his old workplace in Saitama Prefecture where a double murder took place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/crime-legal/saitama-murder-password/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #nursingcare #japanesepolice #tsurugashima

Suspect in murders at Saitama facility allegedly snuck in using old passcode

Police suspect Toya Kimura, 22, a former worker at the care facility, used prior knowledge of the building's security system to gain entry.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Oct 15

Police have apprehended a former employee of a care facility near Tokyo following the deaths of two residents who were found bleeding and unconscious on their beds in the early hours of Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/crime-legal/saitama-care-facility-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #saitama #tsurugashima #nursingcare

Former employee of Saitama care home held after deaths of two residents

A staffer at the facility in Tsurugashima called the police after a nurse found the two women in their 80s and 90s bleeding and unconscious on their beds.

The Japan Times