44% of residents in public housing for disaster victims are 65 or over | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

People living in special public housing for disaster victims in the three prefectures hit hardest by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake are rapidly aging and not getting enough support as their communities shrink.

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