THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 26, 2019 at 15:50 JST
A 91-year-old man with dementia was struck by a train near JR Kyowa Station in Aichi Prefecture in 2007 after he wandered onto the tracks. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Seven million elderly people in Japan are expected to be diagnosed with dementia by 2025, and municipalities are taking the lead in providing public support for accidents that such individuals may unwittingly cause. [Read More]
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