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by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 15, 2024 1

Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency Reported Seven Fatal Accidents Involving Escalators Over Last 20 Years and 1,550 Accidents Between 2018 to 2019

“According to a survey conducted by the Consumer Affairs Agency and others, fatal accidents involving escalators were recorded at least seven times from June 2004 through March 2024.The Japan Elevator Association reported the number of accidents involving escalators was 1,550 during the two years from 2018 to 2019, which is two times higher than the number 15 years ago.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 14, 2024 0

Disability Elderly Japan Podcast Shog.A.I. Shimbun

The Shog-A.I. Shimbun Podcast #33: Elderly woman dies as neck caught under Tokyo store’s escalator handrail

A woman in her 80s died Wednesday after her neck became trapped under the handrail at the bottom of an escalator at a supermarket in Tokyo, police said, in the latest accident of its kind in recent months.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 13, 2024 3

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Elderly woman dies as neck caught under Tokyo store’s escalator rail

On the morning of the 12th, a woman in her 80s was found collapsed with her neck trapped near the handrail of an escalator at a supermarket in Nishitokyo City, Tokyo, and was taken to the hospital, but later died. The woman was using a shopping cart, and the Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the details of the incident.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 10, 2024 0

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Japan to Conduct First Survey on Unclaimed Bodies

Elderly people living alone are increasing across Japan. Against the backdrop, municipalities often struggle to find relatives of people who died alone. There are also cases in which bereaved relatives refuse to receive the bodies of such people.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 4, 2024 0

Elderly Japan Technology

Problems Found in 1st Year of Level 4 Self-Driving Service in Japan

Technical and financial problems have been identified in the year since Japan’s first transportation service using so-called Level 4 autonomous driving began in the town of Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture.

Amid the country’s declining population, Level 4 autonomous driving, or fully automated driving under certain conditions, is viewed as a promising means of transport. The service in the central Japan town, however, has shown hurdles that must be cleared.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 25, 2024 0

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Japan Panel Proposes Redefining Elderly as 70 or Older

Academic and other members of a Japanese government panel Thursday proposed changing the country’s age definition of elderly people from 65 or over to 70 or over, in line with an increase in healthy life expectancy.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 23, 2024 0

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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun Podcast #28: Severely Disabled Son Found in ‘weakened state’ After Death of Mother in Nagoya

A woman in her 70s died at her home in Nagoya’s Meito Ward, and her severely disabled son in his 40s, who lived with her, was found in a weakened state on the 14th of this month.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 23, 2024 1

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Elderly woman dies in Nagoya, severely disabled son weakens; City does not immediately check home as ‘low emergency’

A woman in her 70s died at her home in Nagoya’s Meito Ward, and her severely disabled son in his 40s, who lived with her, was found in a weakened state on the 14th of this month.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 14, 2024 0

Elderly End of Life Care Japan

Around 68,000 elderly die alone in Japan annually: police

About 68,000 people aged 65 and over in Japan are estimated to die alone at home unnoticed annually, data collected by the National Police Agency indicated Tuesday.

Preliminary police figures showed 21,716 people nationwide died “lonely deaths” from January to March. Nearly 80 percent of that number, or 17,034 people, were aged 65 and over.

The police agency is expected to continue collecting the data as part of government efforts to tackle the issue, as the country is grappling with a rapidly greying society.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 13, 2024 0

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disability Disasters Earthquake Elderly Japan

As society ages, Japan faces challenge in helping vulnerable people in disasters [Mainichi Shimbun Editorial]

How can we support the lives of elderly evacuees in disaster-affected areas? This is a challenge that Japan faces as a whole as its population ages.

Four months have passed since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in central Japan. In the Okunoto region that was hit directly by the quake, close to half of the residents are seniors. Elderly care facilities that have supported the welfare of local residents also sustained major damage.