Japan's centenarians falling through the cracks

5 September 2010, 4:26 pm

A recent case of a woman accused of collecting the pension of her dead father, who would have been 111, has sparked an effort to account for all the thousands of centenarians on Japan's rolls. As society changes, many are living, and dying, alone. It all started with the case of Sogen Kato.... Read More »

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