TOKYO - As a Labrador retriever named Masa entered a pediatric hospital ward in Tokyo, children's eyes lit up. Masa is a ...

Private nursing homes within Japan's capital often have a move-in cost of more than 10 million yen (about $64,140), a recent ...

A total of 935 residents at 29 care facilities, including special nursing homes for the elderly, affected by a massive quake ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some questions readers may have about Japan's postpartum care hotels, used by mothers after ...

TOKYO—In 1995, O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” topped the charts, and the first Toy Story movie hit the theaters. It was also the last time the Bank of ...

TOKYO -- U.S. private equity group KKR has proposed to acquire Japanese personal care products maker Mandom for a higher price than the tender offer now underway as part of a management buyout, Nikkei ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – On today’s “CT BUZZ,” Host Natasha Lubczenko sat down with Adrian Chan, MD, Director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, along with Krista Orszulak, MS ...

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...

Regarding the Japan-U.S. Alliance, which is the cornerstone of Japan’s diplomacy and security policy, through President Trump’s visit to Japan and our telephone talks, we have confirmed our mutual ...

Two major unions representing Massachusetts nurses and health care workers told lawmakers that there aren't enough beds in psychiatric hospitals to accommodate an influx of patients sent for ...

As the strike by nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health in Oregon reaches the 3-week mark, representatives from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) union, which is representing the ...

Sweeping cuts to Medicaid in North Carolina took effect last week.Health care providers could see anywhere from a 3 to 10 percent reduction in funding.ABC of NC provides specialized care to children ...