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Yoshimitsu Shiozaki, a professor emeritus at Kobe University who is familiar with issues concerning solitary deaths. As of the end of January, at least 97 people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 had died unattended in temporary housing units in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. (Yomiuri Shimbun)
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Many elderly men cannot cook, so they became unable to maintain a balanced diet as they did before the disaster, or they develop a habit of turning to alcohol to alleviate psychological pain. As a res
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gaijintraveller
I think this applies to most single men in Japan once they leave home and their mother's cooking.
jerseyboy
But don't worry, Abe pledged to speed up rebuilding efforts, and the 2020 Olympics will raise all these poor souls spirits.
GW
I have met lots of men who have trouble with rice cookers, this has nothing to do with 3/11
Harry_Gatto
I can never understand men (or women) who cannot cook. Buy a cookbook and follow the instructions, it's easy to cook basic dishes. Just the same for baking, there is no mystery involved.