shygye Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Link Nearly 200 centenarians in Japan are missing, according to a national audit. The inquiry followed the discovery last month of the mummified remains of a man registered as being 111 years old. Among those missing are 21 people who would be older than the nation's current official oldest person of 113. There are more than 40,000 centenarians in Japan, according to government data, but the number of missing has raised concerns that the welfare system is being exploited by dishonest relatives. Sogen Kato was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo - but when officials went to congratulate him on his 111th birthday, they found his 30-year-old remains. ... At least 38 of Japan's 47 prefectures have started checking the whereabouts of people 100 years or older, Japan Today reported. Those unaccounted for include a 125-year-old woman whose registered address was turned into a park in 1981, the newspaper reported. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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