Around 30% of Japan’s population is now over 65 and record numbers of people are dying. The weight of those deaths is falling on fewer shoulders, as births decline and the younger generation shrinks. On The Weekend Intelligence our East Asia reporter, Moeka Iida reports on kodokushi or \"lonely deaths” and meets people finding ways to make the end of life less solitary.
Topics covered:
Aging society
Lonely death
Death cleaning
End-of-life planning
“Grave friends”
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