Do YOU know where Grandma is?

[alfreda89]

Japan, long known as a place for people to live to a great age, is missing its centenarians -- a lot of them. Sad and possibly an indicator of desperate family members trying to keep pensions coming. I must admit that not noticing that a man has been dead 32 years does make me wonder about the people living nearby. No one noticed mail piling up, or no one going in with groceries?

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=106&sid=2017948

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creepier, actually:

[sheilagh.livejournal.com]

http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/tokyos-oldest-man-dead-for-30-years/19574663

His relatives were living "with" him and hiding it so they'd get the pensions :(

Re: creepier, actually:

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Creepy and sad -- housing is a small fortune there, I wonder if they were afraid of losing their home. Or if it was simply greed.