Japan’s lonely death crisis: Why are so many elderly Japanese dying alone? | ABC News

Almost 70,000 Japanese people will die alone this year with many not being found for weeks. ABC East Asia correspondent James Oaten speaks to people on the frontline of Japan’s lonely death crisis to find out how much worse the situation could become.

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