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 ...

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.

I shed fragments of myself all over my studio apartment. Flakes of dead skin fell out of my laptop, my sheets, my couch.

Japan's rapidly aging population is producing some interesting new business opportunities, including a booming market for adult diapers. The Nikkei newspaper (subscription only) reported on Thursday ...

“At what point does a country have more adult diapers than baby diapers,” asked Musk and pointed to Japan, which he said went “past that point” more than 10 years ago. “A low birth rate is a slow ...

Noblesville wants to put baby in a corner. Not an actual baby. A baby store. For adults. Named My Inner Baby. Open since 2020 in an area zoned for light industry, the city is seeking to reclassify My ...