The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, ...

Japan is experiencing a surge in elderly female prisoners, with the number of prisoners aged 65 or older nearly quadrupling from 2003 to 2022. This rise comes as elderly women seek companionship and ...

This surprising trend highlights the broader issue of loneliness and economic struggle faced by Japan's elderly ...

The increasing number of elderly women in Japanese prisons highlights broader social challenges, including poverty and ...

The rising level of loneliness among Japan’s ageing population is pushing some elderly women to view life in prison as a better alternative to freedom. At Tochigi Women’s Prison, the largest women’s ...

In Japan, some elderly individuals are ready to opt for incarceration to escape loneliness, among other reasons, as ...

Around 80 percent of female inmates in Japan last year were convicted on charges of theft ... The ministry conducted a special survey covering around 900 male and female inmates serving prison terms ...

Japan’s elderly women turn to prison for stability Tokyo, Jan 19: The increasing number of elderly women in Japanese prisons ...

(Mainichi/Kazuo Motohashi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Around 80 percent of female inmates in Japan last year were convicted ... 900 male and female inmates serving prison terms for theft or drug-related ...