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Friday, July 28, 2006

The Face of Poverty Ages In Rapidly Graying Japan: Welfare Cuts Hit 'Elderly Orphans' Hard

The Face of Poverty Ages In Rapidly Graying Japan: Welfare Cuts Hit 'Elderly Orphans' Hard
TOKYO -- What is left after Gosuke Kakizaki's 73 years of life as a magazine typesetter turned failed businessman turned penniless retiree is contained in two small rooms of a gray public housing complex far from the glittery core of this city.

 



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