Over 10% of Japan elderly will have no close relatives by 2050: research

I am not "old" but I get this, and it is THE worst part of "aging". It seems like every month or so, someone I knew well, a family member, a cousin, a neighbor, and other people I knew, are passing away.

They phycological toll gets to me once in a while but there is nothing I can do to change it. It's all a part of life, but it doesnt make it any easier.

Even if they have relatives, not sure those relatives can be called real family. Before retirement, it's all about work and overtime, no time for family. Where's workmate and team mate when finally company days are over?

We already have no close Japanese relatives and before 2050 we too will be gone. But we have many close friends and associates.

If you read between the lines, government is getting ready to pay more and more and get the resources to find those who will have to pay for the services of the deceased body. The living tool.

Reminds me of a poem from Jean de La Fontaine : The grasshopper and the ant, in a Japanese version about demography.

I think the article makes a dangerous assumption and that is the premise that young people will have the financial resources to care for the elderly. The economy has been on a slow-but-steady decline for decades now with no end in sight. People are barely getting by so where the extra money to pay for an expensive nursing home will come from remains a mystery. Bringing the elderly into their homes is also not always a possibility because of lack of space and the need for both partners to work which leaves the elderly unsupervised.

It will be much more.

They already have a cute word for dying alone.

Good money to be made on body removal as reported in Japan today

"...the government has taken steps such as drafting guidelines for firms to avoid potential issues."

If I were living in Japan, I'd want more information about these "steps" being taken by the government. Are the steps to help citizens, government, or companies?

This sting in capitalism's tail is gonna hurt. Meanwhile, the military budget will get a boost from PM Ishiba. To be continued...

Not only Japan..

Specially in the rest of "first world" is happening..