Sunday May 27, 2012

After they retire, Japanese men tend to shut themselves up at home and lead lives filled with negatives. No greetings when meeting people, no friends, no contact with people.

Takumi Nakazawa, 76, who has established a center to prevent death in isolation as head of the neighborhood association at the Tokiwadaira residential complex in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun)

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    Blue_Tiger

    Hmmm....not always. I've known a lot of male retirees who were pretty outgoing....

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