日本报告称,到2023年,已有超过41,000具未被索取的尸体,这突出了老年人隔离的问题. Japan reports over 41,000 unclaimed bodies in 2023, highlighting elderly isolation issues.

在2023财政年度,日本面临近42 000个无人认领的机构的问题,主要原因是独居的老年人人数不断增加。 In fiscal 2023, Japan faced the issue of nearly 42,000 unclaimed bodies, mainly due to the rising number of elderly individuals living alone. 根据政府的一项研究,大多数地方当局缺乏处理这些机构的明确程序,包括火葬时间表。 According to a government study, most local authorities lack clear protocols for handling these bodies, including cremation timelines. 随着单人家庭数量的增加,预计这一问题将会增加。 This problem is expected to grow as the number of single-person households increases.