More than 230,000 Japanese listed as at least 100 years old can not be found and may have died long ago, according to a government survey.
The Justice Ministry ordered a review of records that found about 77,000 people who would be at least 120, and 884 people who would be 150 or older.
The head count followed a flurry of reports about how elderly people are falling through the cracks in Japan as its population ages rapidly and family ties weaken. More...
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