Yakult Delivery Women Provide Social Connection for Japan's Elderly Amid Loneliness Crisis

As loneliness deepens in one of the world's fastest-ageing nations, a network of women delivering probiotic milk drinks has become a vital source of routine, connection and care.

She arrives at her first stop, parks her bike and knocks on the door of a small wooden house with potted plants flanking the entrance. Inside, an elderly woman waits.

A woman in a neat navy suit and powder-blue shirt cycles purposefully down a quiet residential street in Tokyo.

Yakult Honsha - As loneliness deepens in one of the world's fastest-ageing nations, a network of women delivering probiotic milk drinks has become a vital source of routine, connection and care.