retirements homes for foreigners in Japan?

>some kind of 老人福祉施設, tourism-resort establishments,

It's difficult to be happy after 65 now in Japan. There are so many elderly people and their number is increasing every year.

In fact, "1st baby boomers" who were born during 1946-49 are now becoming 65 or more (now it's 2013). The number of elderly people (who are defined as 65 or older) is jumping for a few years around 2013.

To feed those elderly people, Japan keeps raising taxes. Japanese government announced important tax hike on October 1. This will push many Japanese people into being worse off. But this is not even the end of tax hike story in Japan. There will be many more.

Under this circumstance, there are few visas for elderly people. Japanese visa is mostly for workers or students. There is nothing like "retirement visa".

>老人福祉施設

This kind of nursary home is mostly for Japanese elderly people, or for foreigners who have at least permanent residence. If you have not lived in Japan before 65, you can't live after 65.

You are likely asking if it's possible for someone to retire and live in Japan. The answer is no. There are some countries that offer a retirement visa, which is a non-immigrant visa that allows people over a certain age with proof of bank balance to live in a country indefinitely. For Japan, there's only a short term visitor visa or visa waiver stay, that limits you at most to 6 months, regardless of your age. There is nothing restrictive about Japan in this case. It is the same for an otherwise open immigration country like the US.

You might be asking if foreigners with permanent residency in Japan can enter a retirement home, or if there is a foreigner-friendly retirement home. Both are possible. If foreigner-friendly means a staff that speaks English, a retirement home run by a Catholic mission is probably the best bet.

Oh, that's a depressing thought.

I guess the best answer I can give is "your Japanese kids, who sacrifice their own space to put you in a little room next to the genkan."

As soon as I go incontinent and can't clean up my own mess, I think I am ready to be put out on the mountain. I can't imagine going to a Japanese retirement home. "My goodness, you are skillful with your chopsticks, Madame-baachan." "Please teach me English, Madame-baachan. Oh, English is hard!" "Yes, you MUST get a hole put in your stomach for a feeding tube, Madame-baachan. Doctor's orders -- even though he's doing it for the convenience of the nursing staff and not for your quality of life (death?)."

Yukiguni . . . I will die in the Hokkaido snow.

Japan doesn't have a retirement visa. Thailand does, it you have at least a $1,500 a month income..