STORY: Call it a sign of the times. In Japan, adult diapers are starting to outsell those for babies. That as birthrates there plummet and society ages. Around 29% of the country’s population is now ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — The world’s population is getting older in what the United Nations calls an “irreversible global trend,” driven by longer lives and smaller families. The number of people aged 65 and ...

A Japanese diaper maker will produce diapers exclusively for older adults amid a steep decline in demand for infant diapers, an ill-boding reminder of Japan’s aging population. Oji Holdings, a ...

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The declining birth rates in Japan are starting to have significant economic impacts. Japanese diaper manufacturers are now turning their focus to the adult market as the birth rate continues to fall.

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TOKYO (AP) -- One after the other, the models strutted across the stage to bouncy '80s dance tunes, all showing off designs of the same article of clothing — adult diapers. Japan has one of the ...

TOKYO — One after the other, the models strutted across the stage to bouncy ’80s dance tunes, all showing off designs of the same article of clothing — adult diapers. Japan has one of the world’s most ...