Loneliness
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Afraid of dying alone? How a Chinese app exposed single people’s deepest, darkest fears
In China, marriage and birth rates have hit record lows and many people are living in isolation. Is the Are Yo…
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Life at the heart of Japan’s lonely deaths epidemic: ‘I would be lying if I said I wasn’t worried’
Some 68,000 people are expected to die alone and unnoticed in Japan this year, police say, as the population c…
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Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns
Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic Parents in Ja…
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Tiny Japanese home ‘filled’ with 164 starving dogs
Experts say extreme animal hoarding cases are linked to poverty, isolation and ageing populationHealth officia…