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Herunar · 3231 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Lonely End: In aging Japan, thousands die alone and unnoticed every year.
Some relevant reading: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-33362387. It is astounding just to see how shatteringly lonely people can become in modern Japanese society. It doesn't help that Japanese culture has such an intense focus on the ideals of 'ganbatte' and the like. I do hope that the government starts to see this as a real problem, because I feel like they just aren't doing enough at the moment.