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Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years - jimmy d - 07-31-2010
He was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo - but when officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato on his 111th birthday, they uncovered mummified skeletal remains lying in his bed.
Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years - Paul F. - 07-31-2010
Ah, denial.. not just a river in Egypt... Apparently it runs through Japan as well...
Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years - lafinfil - 07-31-2010
The piece I heard about it on NPR said that he was still collecting his pension and somebody was spending it.
Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years - DaviDC. - 07-31-2010
For some reason the subject line made me chuckle.
The link & photos were an extra added bonus.
Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years - ka jowct - 07-31-2010
lafinfil wrote:
The piece I heard about it on NPR said that he was still collecting his pension and somebody was spending it.
A woman who lived two doors over from me continued to cash her social security checks after her death, but it only went on for about 6 months, not 30 years. Her son was the guilty party. "Mummy" was discovered in the back room of her apartment, buried under 4–5 feet of trash, ruined household furnishings, and dead cats, cemented together with cat feces and urine. The cat output did a pretty good job of masking the odor of decomposition.
Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years - laarree - 07-31-2010
ka jowct wrote:
[quote=lafinfil]
The piece I heard about it on NPR said that he was still collecting his pension and somebody was spending it.
A woman who lived two doors over from me continued to cash her social security checks after her death, but it only went on for about 6 months, not 30 years. Her son was the guilty party. "Mummy" was discovered in the back room of her apartment, buried under 4–5 feet of trash, ruined household furnishings, and dead cats, cemented together with cat feces and urine. The cat output did a pretty good job of masking the odor of decomposition.
What a fscking nightmare. Sounds like an un-broadcastable episode of "Hoarders".
Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years - Speedy - 07-31-2010
In this country the undertaker must report the death to social security. Cuts down on fraud.
Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years - rjmacs - 07-31-2010
Speedy wrote:
In this country the undertaker must report the death to social security. Cuts down on fraud.
I don't think anyone was reporting the corpses-concealed-in-apartments to the undertaker, however.