Expertise: politics, judicial system, social security, family policy and aging society. initial: ku
Kaoru is a multimedia journalist who has worked for www.swissinfo.ch since 2017. She had worked before as police reporter and later political reporter for a Japanese regional paper for a decade. When she is not writing, she devotes herself to tennis and volleyball.
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Many people want to spend their last days at home. "La Maison de Tara" in Geneva offers an alternative to hospitalisation.
Membership in Swiss assisted-suicide organisations reaches record high
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A growing number of people are choosing to join assisted-suicide organisations in Switzerland. One of the factors is the aging society.
Innovation from Heidiland: how fans funded a ‘silly movie’
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Mad Heidi, a splatter comedy in which the Swiss literature icon Heidi engages in a bloody war against cheese fascists, has been released online.
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Reiko Sudo, one of Japan's leading textile designers, has produced many fabrics showcasing technology that originated in Switzerland.
Foreigners fret over stricter Swiss rules on assisted suicide
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The Swiss Medical Association has issued a new rule on assisted suicide that may make access more difficult, sparking concern around the world.
Davos and diplomacy: a look back at Shinzo Abe’s relations with Switzerland
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The sudden death of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, has sent shockwaves around the world, as well as in Switzerland.
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The war has exposed vulnerabilities in the surrogacy business in Ukraine, which has become an increasingly popular option for Swiss couples.
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We look at why and how host families in Switzerland are being “matched” with refugees, and in some cases finding each other.
Why these Japanese patients wanted to die in Switzerland
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In our podcast series on assisted suicide, we hear what it was like to accompany two people who came to Switzerland to die.
Assisted suicide: How a quest for death rekindled the will to live
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Aina, a Japanese woman with a rare neurological disorder, came to Basel to die. The journey made her question her motivation.
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Erika Preisig, doctor and president of assisted suicide organisation Lifecircle, has been helping patients, including foreigners, to die.
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A Japanese man came all the way to Switzerland to die. SWI swissinfo.ch accompanied him on the final part of his journey. This is his story.
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Faced with restrictions on their social life and anxious about their futures, the pandemic is taking a heavy toll on Swiss youngsters.
Have you ever cared for or accompanied a family member or a friend until their death? If you were in this situation, what would you wish for? What does a dignified death mean to you?
To what extent do you think assisted suicide should be a legally available option to those who want to end their lives?
Switzerland legalised assisted suicide in the 1940s. More than 1,000 seriously ill or disabled people end their lives with the help of suicide assistants in Switzerland each year.
