Japanese centenarians.

I was shock at the first place when I read the BBC reports about more than 40,000 centenarians registered in Japan. That was a very long age to live. it may be reliable considering the heathy life applied by japanese people. They eat the exact portion of food with a well-balanced nutrients. thus, it's very common to see the old people are still active on working, such as in farmland and do many activities by them self.

But recently, it is reported that those actual numbers aren't real. Some of them probably no longer alive, but the family kept it silence and being dishonest to the government. why? some reports covered the cost of funeral in japan is not so cheap! therefore, the family member choose the extreme ways in avoiding that cost, which are keeping the dead bodies in their house. in worse case, keeping it in the backpack.

So, what actually happens? are japanese this poor? of course not. In fact, japan still one of the richest country in the world.

Well, some might put their fingers on government because the cost of life, and even dead is not that cheap. simply, there is no other way to have a cheaper way of life unless to becomes a hobo.

others might be blamed the family members. How could they left the dead body inside their house or just simply kept it in a backpack. it's unacceptable.

but the reasons found on BBC are quite disenchanted, it is again about the money!
the family members are taking advantages on this situation by keep gaining pension funds. One family was arrested for fraudulent because they gained benefit for 9 million yen from their dead father.

My point is, this condition might not be happened when government are well tracking of their people, and the citizens are being more transparent about their family members.