Old People are having a problem meeting people.

[Dan Stubbs]

It seems that in Japan the Old Folks are having problems with meeting and making friends for some reason. Makes no sense I live in a area and meet people my age group every day. Does anyone out there have that problem?

The stories have become all too familiar in Japan, though people often do their best to ignore them. An elderly or middle-aged person, usually a man, is found dead, at home in his apartment, frequently right in his bed. It has been days, weeks, or even months since he has had contact with another human being. Often the discovery is made by a landlord frustrated at not receiving a rent payment or a neighbor who notices an unpleasant smell. The deceased has almost no connections with the world around him: no job, no relationships with neighbors, no spouse or children who care to be in contact. He has little desire to take care of his home, his relationships, his health. “The majority of lonely deaths are people who are kind of messy,” Taichi Yoshida, who runs a moving company that often cleans out apartments where people are discovered long after they die, told Time magazine. “It’s the person who, when theyAlienation Is Killing Americans and Japanese - Nautilus - Pocket

 

[fncceo]

Maybe because they don't speak English?

Awkward staring make it hard to pick up friends.

 

[Dekster]

Create an app for that. Your electronic bonsai can alert authorities if you don't water or prune it every day.

 

[beautress]

It seems that in Japan the Old Folks are having problems with meeting and making friends for some reason. Makes no sense I live in a area and meet people my age group every day. Does anyone out there have that problem?

The stories have become all too familiar in Japan, though people often do their best to ignore them. An elderly or middle-aged person, usually a man, is found dead, at home in his apartment, frequently right in his bed. It has been days, weeks, or even months since he has had contact with another human being. Often the discovery is made by a landlord frustrated at not receiving a rent payment or a neighbor who notices an unpleasant smell. The deceased has almost no connections with the world around him: no job, no relationships with neighbors, no spouse or children who care to be in contact. He has little desire to take care of his home, his relationships, his health. “The majority of lonely deaths are people who are kind of messy,” Taichi Yoshida, who runs a moving company that often cleans out apartments where people are discovered long after they die, told Time magazine. “It’s the person who, when theyAlienation Is Killing Americans and Japanese - Nautilus - Pocket

Some people are just shy or reclusive, Dan. Some kids grew up in a rough home and were borderline autistic early on. They are major uncomfortable in large groups. So they just stay at home and tough it out with 4 or more walls wishing they could meet someone.

 

[the other mike]

Now this is messed up.
Japan’s Prisons Are a Haven for Elderly Women
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Every aging society faces distinct challenges. But Japan, with the world’s oldest population (27.3 percent of its citizens are 65 or older, almost twice the share in the U.S.), has been dealing with one it didn’t foresee: senior crime. Complaints and arrests involving elderly people, and women in particular, are taking place at rates above those of any other demographic group. Almost 1 in 5 women in Japanese prisons is a senior. Their crimes are usually minor—9 in 10 senior women who’ve been convicted were found guilty of shoplifting.

Why have so many otherwise law-abiding elderly women resorted to petty theft? Caring for Japanese seniors once fell to families and communities, but that’s changing. From 1980 to 2015, the number of seniors living alone increased more than sixfold, to almost 6 million. And a 2017 survey by Tokyo’s government found that more than half of seniors caught shoplifting live alone; 40 percent either don’t have family or rarely speak with relatives. These people often say they have no one to turn to when they need help.