He has become a popular "rental do-nothing" companion in Japan, offering his presence to strangers seeking non-romantic ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya ...

Okagi Hayashi, a 115-year-old woman in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture, has become the country's oldest person following the ...

In that situation, Morimoto's role was not to get involved but to offer the sense of support from a familiar, trusted figure ...