Japan’s care sector protects quality of life for the country’s elderly population

Japan is celebrating 20 years of a social care system that provides cover in the final stages of life. In health crises like the current one, this policy can make fundamental differences in the quality of life and life expectancy of the elderly.Read the full article

By Carmen Grau

Keywords

Development

, Disability, Public services, SDGs, Health, Social protection, Ageing populations, Care economy, Coronavirus

Human rights
With the world in lockdown, for some, being at home is as dangerous as being outside
22 May 2020 - Linda A. Thompson
Labour
Making workplace disability quotas work in Malta
20 May 2020 - Daiva Repeckaite
Environment
What does the coronavirus mean for single-use plastics?
19 May 2020 - Ana Salvá
Labour
Aid workers face new tests and challenges from the coronavirus
18 May 2020 - Martin Delacoux
Human rights
Across the Americas, prisons are hothousing the coronavirus
15 May 2020 - Santi Carneri
Human rights
From Canada to Brazil to Australia, the pandemic is threatening the survival of Indigenous peoples
13 May 2020 - Equal Times Newsdesk

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...24

Opinions

Behind their current display of charity, it’s business as usual for multinationals - Benjamin Hourticq

More Opinions

Multimedia

Photo Reports

Papers and scissors – in the African district of Brussels, a cooperative provides hairdressers and tailors with a way out of informality

More Photo Reports

Blogs

Will fundamental workers’ rights also fall victim to COVID-19? - Jeff Vogt, Ruwan Subasinghe

More Blogs

Most popular articles

Labour

Serena Sorrentino: “The same workers that have been attacked by policies aimed at making the public sector ‘more efficient’ are now on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19” - Nicolò Giangrande

Human rights

With the world in lockdown, for some, being at home is as dangerous as being outside - Linda A. Thompson

Culture

Soundtrack to the streets: a year of global protests – and the songs that underscored them - Mathilde Dorcadie

Environment

What does the coronavirus mean for single-use plastics? - Ana Salvá

Politics & economy

The Donetsk People’s Republic, a state under construction or a ghost state? - Loïc Ramirez

Development

Japan’s care sector protects quality of life for the country’s elderly population - Carmen Grau

Equal Times is a trilingual news and opinion website focusing on labour, human rights, culture, development, the environment, politics and the economy from a social justice perspective.

About us

Contact

Authors

Explore by document type