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Tokyo's 'oldest man' found dead for 30 years
Posted on Saturday, 31 July, 2010 | 18 comments
Japan's oldest man at 111 years old was found to have been dead for 30 years and mummified in his own bed.
Police investigated his home after an official update on his wellbeing was requested by officials, despite his family's assurances that he was alive and well it turned out he'd actually been dead in his bed for three decades.
Police visited the home of Sogen Kato at the request of ward officials updating their list of centenarians ahead of Respect for the Elderly Day in September. Kato was born July 22, 1899, which would have made him 111.
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Recent comments on this story
#14 Posted by j b on 2 August, 2010, 15:17at least the smell would be gone
#15 Posted by -Jaded.Silhouette- on 3 August, 2010, 7:49People are, as I've said multiple times, disgusting. That poor old man.
#16 Posted by brlesq1 on 11 August, 2010, 0:43Guess they're gonna have to give back all that pension money...
#17 Posted by Mentalcase on 13 August, 2010, 1:32I wonder if they wanted him, to remain to be the oldest living male in china?
#18 Posted by Slorri on 13 August, 2010, 6:24Yes, or maybe the oldest dead male in Japan.
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