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There are more adult diapers sold in Japan than baby diapers

by Sally Herships

Aug 29, 2016

The country's aging population means businesses have to shift their approach.

Japanese models wear the latest style of adult diapers during its fashion show in Tokyo. The show introduced a collection of 170 adult diapers and smaller pads with men and women walking and striking a pose to the tunes of 1980s British and American pop and rock music.

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In Japan, seniors are half of all welfare recipients

by Adam Allington

Aug 22, 2016

A growing number of seniors, and not enough workers, has put stress on pensions.

Elderly women choose vegetables from a vendor at a temple in Tokyo.

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Japan approves $45 billion in extra spending

by David Brancaccio

Aug 2, 2016

Some are saying this amount is too little.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in Fukuoka, Japan in late July.

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A Brexit could hit Japanese currency traders hard

by Andy Uhler

Jun 22, 2016

If Britain does vote to exit the EU, Japan will be among the first markets to know.

Inside the dealing room of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Bank.

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Prior to G7 summit, finance leaders meet to discuss a stagnant Japan

by Lewis Wallace

May 20, 2016

Central bankers and finance ministers debate currency and stimulus in advance of next week’s summit.

Japan Finance Minister Taro Aso (top, second right) speaks as he leads the first session of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting in northern Japan on Friday.

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Japan's population is plunging, so where are the babies?

by Sally Herships

Apr 20, 2016

The nation fights an alarming trend with matchmakers and a shift in workplace culture.

Kumi Matsumoto and her second child in Tokyo. On balancing the demands of motherhood and work in Japan, "I’m the kind of woman who does not think that quitting is realistic choice," she said.

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Five years after tsunami, taxi company still fighting

by Rob Schmitz

Mar 11, 2016

Sendai's Smile Smile Taxi rebuilds its business 5 years after Japan's disaster.

Smile Smile Taxi owners Emi Sato and her father Matsuo Sato stand outside their headquarters that was partially destroyed five years ago.

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Five years later, Japanese city still dealing with loss

by Rob Schmitz

Mar 11, 2016

Sendai is still picking up from Japan's worst earthquake and tsunami on record.

A house from the surrounding neighborhood lays upside down on the edge of Nakano Elementary's pool in the days after a tsunami destroyed the surrounding neighborhood, killing more than a thousand people in the city of Sendai.

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Final Note

Japan's bonds are worth basically nothing — or less

by Kai Ryssdal

Mar 8, 2016

You can make less than half a percent over 30 years for loaning the government money.

A man looks at a screen showing global stock market information on the street in Tokyo on August 25, 2015.

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Challenges ahead as Japan seeks more women workers

by Sally Herships

Mar 3, 2016

In Japan 70 percent of women who get pregnant leave work. Many don’t return.

A pregnant woman walks to her office in Tokyo on July 2, 2013. Pregnant women or young mothers, many Japanese say they are victims of 'mata-hara' a name for 'maternity harassment' of mothers in employment, in an aging country in dire need of babies.

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