Dementia patients find purpose through work in Japan
Programs matching older people with "paid volunteer" jobs encourage self-reliance and give a sense of satisfaction, according to one industry insider.
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Programs matching older people with "paid volunteer" jobs encourage self-reliance and give a sense of satisfaction, according to one industry insider.
Elderly people in long-term nursing care for dementia and other illnesses are increasingly being rewarded for work at convenience stores and other businesses that are struggling to find staff due to Japan's acute labor shortage.
For a few hours on Sunday, it appeared as though the J. League was preparing to abolish its long-cherished hometown regulations.
The memoirs of Japanese anarchist and anti-colonial activist Fumiko Kaneko, written while she was in prison, where she died most likely by suicide in 1926.
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