Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Nearly 40,000 people died home alone in Japan this year, report says
Of Japan’s total population of 124 million, nearly 30% are 65 years or
older. The average life expectancy for women is 87, the longest in the world
and outliving men by about six years. Having had none or lost their living
partners, there are a lot of seniors living by themselves in Japan. A newly
released police report shows nearly 40,000 people died alone in their homes
during the first half of this year, and nearly 4,000 of them, or 10%, were
found more than a month after their deaths. Some people choose to live by
themselves while others have no choice but to live alone. In the meanwhile, not
so many people have the option to die alone or accompanied. Whichever the case
might be, it is too sad for anyone to remain unnoticed and left alone after death
for weeks. Will AI help monitor the life status of single dwellers?
Read the article and think about another rising problem of this fast-aging
society.
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