Japan’s ‘lonely death’ surge among elderly

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Japan recorded more than 17,000 “lonely deaths” among its elderly in the first three months of 2024, according to the nation’s National Police Agency. The rise in the number of senior citizens dying alone in the country highlights the challenges the government faces in tackling social isolation among older people.
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  • @MM-ty6cu
    @MM-ty6cu27 күн бұрын

    Many people have kids and still are alone in their last years.

  • @livliv2384

    @livliv2384

    27 күн бұрын

    Kids doesn't guarantee that they will take care of you. Everyone is busy with their work and earn money.

  • @foxycon9059

    @foxycon9059

    27 күн бұрын

    @@livliv2384this is true, which made me think twice about getting married or having children.

  • @ExplosiveLandmine

    @ExplosiveLandmine

    27 күн бұрын

    @@foxycon9059 kinda sad if you think about if even if your kids are busy you can always babysit your grandchildren during weekends and having a bloodline to carry on seems personally fulfilling, can't judge you if you don't think it's financially viable

  • @ExplosiveLandmine

    @ExplosiveLandmine

    27 күн бұрын

    And on top of what i'm saying why would you want to depend on your kids to take care of you? They are not financial investments in terms of paying off your retirement if you can't even sustain yourself normally while raising kids what kind of a parent are you?

  • @Lover-ji3je

    @Lover-ji3je

    27 күн бұрын

    @@ExplosiveLandmine You are 100% Correct but this was not the mindset of many traditionalist and patriarchal cultures. They are 100% wrong of course, but cultures before this modern generation viewed Children as investments, proof of bloodline and conitnuity and reserve for financial backing in old age. Glad this mindset has changed and proven to be otherwise. No Children here.

  • @tomygun196
    @tomygun19627 күн бұрын

    Elderly suffering lonely deaths and young generation is also suffering from suicidal deaths.

  • @andra9694

    @andra9694

    26 күн бұрын

    What a time to be alive

  • @Final_SC

    @Final_SC

    26 күн бұрын

    I doubt we will even be alive in 200 years.

  • @andra9694

    @andra9694

    26 күн бұрын

    @@Final_SC bro was an optimist, I doubt we reach 20+years

  • @shahanshahpolonium

    @shahanshahpolonium

    26 күн бұрын

    Japan is gone fr

  • @herticate8579

    @herticate8579

    26 күн бұрын

    + declining birthrates

  • @lilricebowl
    @lilricebowl21 күн бұрын

    That's me. Ill be 71 in a few weeks. No family, very few friends. I'm hoping I can at least outlive my cat who's 15 now. I'm tired of this life, but I'm hanging on for him.

  • @allinonethegreat

    @allinonethegreat

    11 күн бұрын

    Just put me in your life savings lol nah stay healthy and you’ll be fine

  • @yung_Latios

    @yung_Latios

    11 күн бұрын

    I'm 28 but I feel your pain. I'm so sorry

  • @daniella8400

    @daniella8400

    10 күн бұрын

    Where do you live?

  • @carlesls

    @carlesls

    9 күн бұрын

    it is ok. float like a leaf on the river. Let it go... You live a very long life. Be happy and enjoy life.

  • @chalesgolding5314

    @chalesgolding5314

    9 күн бұрын

    Weird , living for a cat …

  • @talhahabdullah8980
    @talhahabdullah898027 күн бұрын

    This is me in 30-40 years time. Apology in advance to my neighbours who going to smell my decomposing body.

  • @pushslice

    @pushslice

    27 күн бұрын

    Don’t worry, they will just think it’s your typical cooking! (Jk)

  • @bretmaverick9434

    @bretmaverick9434

    27 күн бұрын

    So depressing

  • @KitKitChanIsaac

    @KitKitChanIsaac

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@pushsliceBro didn't have to roast him like that😭😭💀

  • @RSmith-fb4sf

    @RSmith-fb4sf

    26 күн бұрын

    high five

  • @0tayaya

    @0tayaya

    26 күн бұрын

    i am with you

  • @eltonbritt1502
    @eltonbritt150227 күн бұрын

    Sad. They've worked hard their entire life only to die a lonely death in the end😢

  • @randyrandom3358

    @randyrandom3358

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@Lover-ji3je2 week old account calling a 3y old account a bot? Strange

  • @powerfulberry237

    @powerfulberry237

    27 күн бұрын

    @@randyrandom3358 ah yes. Compare their account age gap and think you have made a point in refuting his argument Grow up some more and maybe one day you can join in the discussion

  • @civilengineer3349

    @civilengineer3349

    27 күн бұрын

    Maybe don't work all day for nothing.

  • @jims7773

    @jims7773

    26 күн бұрын

    We all come into this life alone and go out of it alone. Being content with yourself is literally the best thing you can ever do. You don't need anyone else to make you OK

  • @silentstormstudio4782

    @silentstormstudio4782

    26 күн бұрын

    People should routinely check homes of elder people.

  • @Adam-ei5it
    @Adam-ei5it25 күн бұрын

    We all die alone not only in Japan. It's a lonely experience no matter how many people are around you.

  • @albertsmith99

    @albertsmith99

    23 күн бұрын

    Have you died? How would you know

  • @tuck295q

    @tuck295q

    22 күн бұрын

    My grandparents didn't die alone in Thailand....except for my grandpa on my mom side who cheated his wife for whole his life and even had a secret family. xD

  • @gaburieruR

    @gaburieruR

    21 күн бұрын

    Unless you die in your sleep, or are alone in life, no, it's a shared experience. It's you who are going away, but everyone suffer together.

  • @thankyouverymochi

    @thankyouverymochi

    21 күн бұрын

    not true, having someone you care about and care about you brings peace before death. especially knowing they are well and will live on. nobody is strong enough when they’re born, and nobody strong enough when they’re about to die

  • @tryphenarose384

    @tryphenarose384

    20 күн бұрын

    I'd much rather die with my family by my side, than being isolated and dying without anyone caring or shedding a tear. What you expressed is your perspective, but it's definitely not the majority perspective.

  • @RespectOthers1
    @RespectOthers127 күн бұрын

    That’s a really sad final feeling for anyone leaving this world forever.

  • @user-mq5ft9im6d
    @user-mq5ft9im6d27 күн бұрын

    This is one of the reason I’m leaving Japan this year and go back to my country I’ve been here for 20yrs working single with no kids..I don’t want to die here old and alone

  • @arbaz79

    @arbaz79

    26 күн бұрын

    Despite living for 20 years why haven't you married a Japanese women?

  • @Dakota-xi6cg

    @Dakota-xi6cg

    26 күн бұрын

    Don't get married & definitely don't have kids! Save everything!

  • @U-qho

    @U-qho

    26 күн бұрын

    @@arbaz79How are you suppose to find a women in a country where everyone have to overwork and obey their boss?

  • @kristinab1078

    @kristinab1078

    26 күн бұрын

    @@Dakota-xi6cg Why not get married? Why definitely not have kids? It seems to me you could be missing much in this life without family.

  • @lastlight7423

    @lastlight7423

    25 күн бұрын

    @@kristinab1078 "Missing out" unless the person is ready I don't think they wanna be part of a family unit, sometimes marriage and children could destroy lives, it's not as easy as you think, a divorce happens and it will ruin the kid, the wife, the husband. It's a lifelong commitment and not an easy one at that. Try thinking that for a change.

  • @kaycampbell8532
    @kaycampbell853220 күн бұрын

    Having children doesn't guarantee you won't die alone. There's an epidemic of children estranged from their parents. I personally have several friends who have grown children that have done this and they don't know why! My husband and I have two adult sons (that have their own families). I love them and wouldn't want to burden them with caring for us. That's not why we had children.

  • @charlottetaylor4471

    @charlottetaylor4471

    17 күн бұрын

    Children become estranged from their parents because the parents were/are abusive (even if the parents say otherwise.)

  • @sensimania

    @sensimania

    16 күн бұрын

    Your friends know exactly why their kids have gone no-contact. They're just too ashamed or stubborn to admit to it. Adults don't just ghost their parents for no reason (unless they have succumbed to their own toxic dilemmas e.g. drugs, being alienated from friends/family by controlling partners etc).

  • @DrawinskyMoon

    @DrawinskyMoon

    12 күн бұрын

    That’s not true. Children are especially given life so we aren’t lonely. That’s the whole reason we exist in the first place and make more of ourselves. As to not be alone in this plane of existence. Being out of contact with your family is what is weird.

  • @Omnihilo

    @Omnihilo

    12 күн бұрын

    The bond of a child to their parent(s) is one of the strongest in existence. For that bond to be willingly broken by the child, something horrific has to have taken place. As others have already said, your “friends” know exactly why their kids don’t speak to them-whether or not they consciously admit it to you or themselves.

  • @Sonofagreatdad

    @Sonofagreatdad

    11 күн бұрын

    I have kids. I will likely die alone

  • @larab4999
    @larab499926 күн бұрын

    I cared for my dad up until his passing. I was there holding his hand as he passed away. It shouldn’t be any other way. I can’t imagine about to die and not having anyone around you showing that they care and that they are with you to support on your final departure. It breaks my heart knowing people who even have family pass away alone. Even if the family has other priorities, being with a dying loved one should be the main priority.

  • @rachelondang1727

    @rachelondang1727

    24 күн бұрын

    I totally understand. Unfortunately sometimes things happen behind closed doors that have broken down the relationship. Like abuse, neglect or something else.

  • @MsSarcasticity

    @MsSarcasticity

    23 күн бұрын

    So, I'm supposed to have a kid so they can hold my hand when I die? selfish.

  • @larab4999

    @larab4999

    23 күн бұрын

    @@MsSarcasticity of course not. That wasn’t even insinuated in my message so I don’t know what you’re referring to, at all.

  • @pongkie25

    @pongkie25

    23 күн бұрын

    ​@@MsSarcasticity the real question is are you happy to die alone? Everyone deserve love from a friends/family if you doesnt need anyone beside you to help to ease your pain then youre a brave person to die alone

  • @jacquelinejohnson7541

    @jacquelinejohnson7541

    22 күн бұрын

    😰🙏💖🇬🇧

  • @Juanita-gf4te
    @Juanita-gf4te27 күн бұрын

    That is so sad....it happens in western countries too. Bit some elderly people have found a solution. There are groups who all live together in the same house as flat mates. They all help each other. Some have disabilities while others are fitter. They share chores and cooking etc, each doing what they can within their capabilities. Men and women share the house and all get on well. They are not lonely any more and will not die alone. This is their family now. We should be trying this everywhere.

  • @classiccasualgaming

    @classiccasualgaming

    25 күн бұрын

    It's called old folks home.

  • @Juanita-gf4te

    @Juanita-gf4te

    25 күн бұрын

    @@classiccasualgaming Or a nursing home. We have then in NZ not only for the elderly but for disabled people and even orphans who have nowhere else to go, especially if they are disabled or have a mental illness.

  • @pongkie25

    @pongkie25

    23 күн бұрын

    Western people are very independent one thing that i really admire but there's always conscequences just because they dont need anybody they forgot their families and the kids have their own family the parents left home alone i may not live in a rich country i can say my family helped me from my depression my culture is family oriented sometimes it's very toxic but still atleast we all need someone beside us when we die 😢 my mom is a very strong brave woman when she about to die she was so cared

  • @Soooooooooooonicable
    @Soooooooooooonicable27 күн бұрын

    This is why I don't buy the whole "You need to get married and have kids or you'll be alone when you're old" argument. There are countless things that can happen over the course of your life that leave you alone in the end, regardless of the actions you take to mitigate the possibility.

  • @markmurphy7698

    @markmurphy7698

    27 күн бұрын

    You are so right. Totally agree with you👍

  • @sherine9033

    @sherine9033

    27 күн бұрын

    Tbh as an introvert who (kinda) chooses to be a loner, I still agree with you AND that argument. It's basically saying "you need to wear a seatbelt so you don't die when you crash." Yeah wearing a seatbelt is the safety protocol known worldwide and it sure decreases your chance of dying, but you're not 100% safe and you can still die. Despite the possibility that we can still die, in the end we obviously will choose to wear a seatbelt, won't we? But then again, human relationships are not as simple as wearing a seatbelt. That's why I choose to be alone, it's crazy complicated and I refuse to deal with it, for now.

  • @Soooooooooooonicable

    @Soooooooooooonicable

    27 күн бұрын

    @@sherine9033 Also, putting on a seatbelt takes almost no effort at all and there's essentially no negative consequences that come from doing so. Starting a family is a massive commitment and a nearly inevitable source of lifelong stress. People don't like to talk about it, but countless people have been destroyed as a result of starting a family.

  • @SkarsnikofdaCrookedMoon0013

    @SkarsnikofdaCrookedMoon0013

    27 күн бұрын

    Marriage is a way to enslave men. You are so wrong is not even funny.

  • @civilengineer3349

    @civilengineer3349

    27 күн бұрын

    That's no reason to give up and make no attempts to build a family. Your fate is in your hands alone

  • @CikjaLepaTT5192
    @CikjaLepaTT519227 күн бұрын

    Its happening not only in Japan

  • @Handlersdudes

    @Handlersdudes

    26 күн бұрын

    Not only in Japan but other first world country as well

  • @blackbelt2000

    @blackbelt2000

    25 күн бұрын

    so? this video is about jp.

  • @user-fb4vl9mh5j

    @user-fb4vl9mh5j

    24 күн бұрын

    Explain everything. I want to know.

  • @pongkie25

    @pongkie25

    23 күн бұрын

    South korea is waving

  • @itazuranakisu

    @itazuranakisu

    20 күн бұрын

    You didn’t watch the entire video clearly. They mentioned it’s not exclusive to Japan. Smh

  • @kripaharris237
    @kripaharris23723 күн бұрын

    I was with my parents when they passed My 2 sons dont have children and i just hope they are cared for in their final years ❤

  • @SouthChinaMorningPost
    @SouthChinaMorningPost27 күн бұрын

    ?

  • @RK-jo9xj
    @RK-jo9xj27 күн бұрын

    It's a regular occurrence in Singapore as well.

  • @sacchaaashiq1923

    @sacchaaashiq1923

    17 күн бұрын

    All Chinese looking are same .

  • @kristinab1078
    @kristinab107826 күн бұрын

    People, get to know your neighbors...be neighborly. If you have a single elderly person in your neighborhood, go out of your way to say hello, get to know them little by little, stop in to see how they are doing from time to time, be a friend they can call if an emergency arises. This is what makes communities stronger.

  • @petercdowney
    @petercdowney22 күн бұрын

    This is even sadder when you consider that this is in Japan, where respect for elders is one of the fundamental values of their society. Most Asian cultures value respect for elders when you think about it.

  • @AnaPaulinacom

    @AnaPaulinacom

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this! #Japan

  • @sharinaross1865

    @sharinaross1865

    22 күн бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @sacchaaashiq1923

    @sacchaaashiq1923

    17 күн бұрын

    Japan = more drama ,reality is different

  • @user-ff5xy6lu4v
    @user-ff5xy6lu4v27 күн бұрын

    I will die happily. I live alone but happily without burdens.

  • @user-sc6uy1rc4j

    @user-sc6uy1rc4j

    25 күн бұрын

    Me too. I think people should focus more on how to live happily rather than how not to die alone.

  • @antinatalistwitch111

    @antinatalistwitch111

    22 күн бұрын

    Yessss. I prefer to pass without causing trauma to others. ​@@user-sc6uy1rc4j

  • @ThinkingJames

    @ThinkingJames

    5 күн бұрын

    ​@@user-sc6uy1rc4jmost of those kind of people live in fearing dying alone. Usually did not live their life.

  • @lilybond6485
    @lilybond648517 күн бұрын

    I have just come to realize how lonely elderly people struggle and are so alone. It is devastating.

  • @anthonymendoza6210
    @anthonymendoza621018 күн бұрын

    It doesn't matter. Nothing lasts, even pain/sorrow.

  • @Adiadi1313
    @Adiadi131327 күн бұрын

    not alone but lonely, thats what i feel from this. watch out China, and other E and SE asia nations too..japan is what those countries will be in the future.

  • @mii-sanch.939

    @mii-sanch.939

    22 күн бұрын

    Japan still keeping it's stellar reputation as "the future" by being the first pioneers of societal collapse, lol

  • @AnaPaulinacom
    @AnaPaulinacom22 күн бұрын

    This does not just happen in Japan, it has been happening all over the world since the 90's from observation and hands-on. #Medical #USA

  • @Ladeliciadelinda
    @Ladeliciadelinda24 күн бұрын

    We are seeing this also in the United States. It's a growing concern... especially amongst traditional families.

  • @user-er1on9yi9e

    @user-er1on9yi9e

    11 күн бұрын

    Traditional families need not be concerned

  • @1waythatstherightway
    @1waythatstherightway26 күн бұрын

    This really touches my heart… about 6 month ago, in the early hours of the morning, I was in prayer and my thoughts were directed towards an elderly person that was Asian, dying alone. I had the feeling of being afraid come over me so I prayed for this person that they would know that someone across the world was with them through prayer and that they were not alone. It really felt as if I was right next to this person, holding their hand. I then felt peace come over me and then the person passed away. I cried with tears of compassion for this person as if I knew who they were and it felt like I was connected like family. That was an experience that I’ve never had before. I thanked the Lord for allowing me to be a part of someone’s life like that even for a moment in time. This video reminded me of that experience and I’m glad that they realize this about the “lonely deaths” and plan on making changes to help accommodate for the elderly ❤🕊️.

  • @huynhydpooh1349

    @huynhydpooh1349

    25 күн бұрын

  • @ericoliver1603
    @ericoliver160316 күн бұрын

    The man bowing after he closed the door on the coffin wall hit me pretty hard

  • @pelilin2519
    @pelilin251925 күн бұрын

    Please remember kids is not a burden. If you bring one into this world please love them no matter what the future may bring. This world is already loveless we dont need another monster.

  • @mii-sanch.939

    @mii-sanch.939

    22 күн бұрын

    You're either a mother or a really kind man and i respect you

  • @DrawinskyMoon

    @DrawinskyMoon

    12 күн бұрын

    We choose the life we want to live and many hate themselves to the very core. There are many who are not kind, even to themselves.

  • @user-er1on9yi9e

    @user-er1on9yi9e

    11 күн бұрын

    Kids are a burden for people that don't want them . Thus everyone should not have kids . The proof of that is all around us .

  • @powerfulberry237
    @powerfulberry23727 күн бұрын

    Implying that elderly with family members aren't also dying alone My grandma is dying soon and everyone literally cant wait for it. My dad and his siblings pretend to outsiders that we are sad and grandma is happy but even grandma herself knows the truth and probably cant wait to leave this accursed world It's just the cold hard truth. Just because you have a partner doesn't mean u arent lonely. Just because you have friends doesn't mean u arent lonely. Just because you have family members doesn't mean u arent lonely. Live for yourself to the fullest and stop letting others and propaganda decides if you should be happy or depressed. In this case, brainwashing news like this instill on us that we should be sad if we dont have family or whatever

  • @htth8633

    @htth8633

    27 күн бұрын

    do you mind me asking how old are you? I find your post to be full of wisdom beyond what I suspect to be your age.

  • @user-cg3sl8zu5c

    @user-cg3sl8zu5c

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@htth8633sarcasm

  • @Juanita-gf4te

    @Juanita-gf4te

    27 күн бұрын

    Nobody should have to die alone and what you're talking about is elder abuse. In NZ we have groups of elderly who share a house and help each other, share the chores etc, Some are disabled but do what they can within their capabilities. They are not lonely anymore, with 6 to a house and they have all kinds of social activities and outings. Nobody dies alone....they have their adopted family to care for them and mourn them.

  • @trinityz5540

    @trinityz5540

    27 күн бұрын

    Look into islam. It will bring your whole life into purposefullness

  • @Juanita-gf4te

    @Juanita-gf4te

    27 күн бұрын

    @@trinityz5540 I saw a documentary on Pakistan. It featured elderly men living alone on the streets, finding shelter where they could. One poor old man was living in a hollow tree trunk. There were also many orphaned children living on the streets, being preyed upon by adult men. Same in Afghanistan....

  • @PepeMama531
    @PepeMama53127 күн бұрын

    As sad and depressing as this is,it is not new and successive governments have not bee able to come up with and implement effective policies

  • @PChan-yt4uf

    @PChan-yt4uf

    27 күн бұрын

    It's only a phenomenon in Japan and similar cultures because the government expects children to look after aged parents and does not support the setting up of aged care facilities. In western countries, the elderly who are not living with children are staying in aged care facilities. At least someone will know quick enough if they passed on one night.

  • @michaelvins3215
    @michaelvins321526 күн бұрын

    There is no way that the government can "tackle" this issue. They can only mitigate it at best. As long as they pursue a neoliberal economic system and expect people act individualistically to grow the economy by pursuing jobs in the big cities, families will be fractured, and parents will be abandoned to wither in their country homes.

  • @leopard1419
    @leopard141926 күн бұрын

    I have no words. But in my heart.. I felt that too.. But at least.. I did take care my late father before he passed away.. While seeing his face, he smile on the deathbed. At least he finally see his sons and daughters are meet him and taking turns to care him. But in the end... death will apart us.

  • @zarahfrancisco3734
    @zarahfrancisco373426 күн бұрын

    My mom's friend met an old Japanese man while working in Japan. They became friends and she would take care of him and his house whenever she's in Japan. He was too old to do it himself, and idk why, but the man's son was unable to do take care of him. The old man became an honorary grandpa to the woman's kids and there's constant communication even when my mom's friend is in our home country. During lockdown, she was so worried because she knew no one would take care of him. Last I heard, she was working on her Japanese work visa so that she can become the man's caregiver.

  • @ernestogastelum9123

    @ernestogastelum9123

    22 күн бұрын

    Japans work culture and economy makes it hard to have free time

  • @tednguyen7258

    @tednguyen7258

    Күн бұрын

    your friend is nice....whats her age may i ask

  • @zarahfrancisco3734

    @zarahfrancisco3734

    Күн бұрын

    @@tednguyen7258 She's my mom's friend. I don't know her personally, so I imagine she's anywhere from her mid-50's to mid-60's. Hmmn...That man must be reaaaallly old.

  • @tednguyen7258

    @tednguyen7258

    Күн бұрын

    cool thanks...younger people dont give a f....about others....shes an angel

  • @kaleowalker
    @kaleowalker25 күн бұрын

    This is happening in Spain too😢

  • @ericnada80
    @ericnada8027 күн бұрын

    come alone and leave alone what is so big deal unless you yet to realize the meaning of life and death ....

  • @1vbAPiYk

    @1vbAPiYk

    27 күн бұрын

    you dont come alone, peope are born. They dont hatch from eggs

  • @livliv2384

    @livliv2384

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@1vbAPiYkYou are so dumb. We all born alone and die alone. You can't take someone with you to death. That's entitled and selfish. Just accept it.

  • @michaelgusovsky

    @michaelgusovsky

    27 күн бұрын

    @@1vbAPiYk yes, eric is right, people are born alone. when you come into the world, it's just you coming into the world. when you leave the world, it's just you leaving the world. this is perfectly natural, no need to make a fuss about it.

  • @Me-hm6fv

    @Me-hm6fv

    27 күн бұрын

    @@michaelgusovsky plot twist: you are born with a parasitic twin, so technically you are not born alone or die alone

  • @michaelgusovsky

    @michaelgusovsky

    27 күн бұрын

    @@Me-hm6fv even in that rare circumstance, to be a human being is to be conscious, to be self-aware - our awareness is not shared with anyone. it makes no difference if another human is born around the same time. one's experience of coming into this existence, and departing it, is a personal experience - our thoughts, feelings, emotions, and understanding are all our own. no one else experiences it as we do. this is what is meant by, we come in to the world alone, and depart alone.

  • @ascrein5247
    @ascrein524726 күн бұрын

    Its sad to die alone and lonely. That kinda moment makes you wonder and think of your life decisions.

  • @kuvjason7236
    @kuvjason723623 күн бұрын

    Cant believe even the Prime Minister is addressing the low birth rate of Japan. Actions speak louder than words my guy, you better start putting in policies to change the toxic work culture

  • @davehue9517
    @davehue951722 күн бұрын

    Many relatives and family have become too selfish and disinterested in aging parents and family members....

  • @MalcolmRandall
    @MalcolmRandall13 күн бұрын

    Thanks to social media, this problem will only get much, Much worse, and on a global scale.

  • @ricarte1986
    @ricarte198617 күн бұрын

    Its sad people go like this. They should have someone to accompany them in the path to passing on. Humanity isn’t right at the moment.

  • @desiebawden61
    @desiebawden6123 күн бұрын

    Very sad. I hope more families start loving and caring for their old . We all get old .🌎

  • @TomokoAbe_
    @TomokoAbe_21 күн бұрын

    Gone are the days your kids will care for you when you get old. Apparently this is happening in Japan. Now I took care of my mom during her final years.

  • @Vs-hl7zq
    @Vs-hl7zqКүн бұрын

    I’m glad my grandparents didn’t die alone. I just hope my sister take care and my brother take care my dad.

  • @dre5229
    @dre52299 күн бұрын

    I couldn’t be there for my mom because covid only let 2 in at a time. I told my oldest brother and dad to go while I stood in the parking garage. Glad I got to be there for my dad. It was a sad but beautiful moment. And 2 days before he passed I made sure he enjoyed his final day being responsive. Wish more people could have that support 😢

  • @MilaMila20245
    @MilaMila2024522 күн бұрын

    Here's the proof. That having children or no children. You will still end up alone in your golden years. I wish people would cut the BS & face the harsh reality of getting older. Children do become adults. And as part of life we gotta work make a living & do whatever we please in our own lives. Not everybody is a saint in having the compassion & patience to take care of a person 24/7 its really tough. Esp conditions of having a serious illness (aka: cancer, dementia etc... ) In my opinion the sugarcoating gotta stop. Treat your kids better. Do not see them as money maker to get out of poverty or burdens.

  • @dreamsteddybearsmaster
    @dreamsteddybearsmaster27 күн бұрын

    That thumbnail is just depressing but the topic and content of this vidoe is even more so. So sad about how this is the reality

  • @jiaweike3518
    @jiaweike351826 күн бұрын

    I hope when I become an elder. Lots of computers would be developed for elders to play computer games with other elders. So I won't be lonely.

  • @Ines-jj2er
    @Ines-jj2er27 күн бұрын

    This makes me so sad

  • @foxycon9059
    @foxycon905927 күн бұрын

    this will be us in 30-40 years

  • @brushcrawler8612
    @brushcrawler86129 күн бұрын

    A select group of people have made human life miserable for all.

  • @usptact
    @usptact23 күн бұрын

    Their culture is work, work, work until you fall dead. No surprise this is happening.

  • @sussus4914
    @sussus49146 күн бұрын

    We live in a sad cold world

  • @warkal868
    @warkal86819 күн бұрын

    Hmmm. My sad reality also.

  • @deridex77
    @deridex774 күн бұрын

    This doesn't mean having kids is going to solve the problem…..

  • @thedarklordchinchin4873
    @thedarklordchinchin487318 күн бұрын

    Same thing in America too

  • @bhanumathi2911
    @bhanumathi291123 күн бұрын

    Not only the lonely death of elderly ppl there is also an increase number of suicide rate among youngsters in both japan and s.korea

  • @jamesgarlick2532
    @jamesgarlick253227 күн бұрын

    Sad hear that condolences 🙏 ☹️ 😔 😢😢respect family members

  • @tatleman5314
    @tatleman531427 күн бұрын

    What's the background music called?

  • @netnomad47

    @netnomad47

    25 күн бұрын

    It's called "a place only we know" by Sun Shapes

  • @tatleman5314

    @tatleman5314

    25 күн бұрын

    @@netnomad47 thank you very much my friend!

  • @DemoNinja79
    @DemoNinja7923 күн бұрын

    The downside of forcing your kids to leave the nest.

  • @user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

    @user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

    19 күн бұрын

    Maybe the kids were delinquents or rascals, partying, drinking, smoking, listening to loud music, bringing friends, girlfriends, boyfriends all the time.

  • @notafortnitegamer

    @notafortnitegamer

    19 күн бұрын

    @@user-lvqk2wdp8sjnthis is Japan we’re taking about , not a western country that has succumbed to the woke mafia lol

  • @PunkDogCreations

    @PunkDogCreations

    17 күн бұрын

    How did you ever get that idea??

  • @mlongpre100
    @mlongpre1009 күн бұрын

    0:52 wow that is respectful

  • @mhermit
    @mhermit20 күн бұрын

    A natural conclusion for those who spend their lives putting themselves first.

  • @jackuzi8252

    @jackuzi8252

    13 күн бұрын

    Or putting their employer first, as so many Japanese men were encouraged to their entire lives.

  • @dianalindeman1644
    @dianalindeman164417 күн бұрын

    Why aren't there senior and assisted living communities? Aren't there any nursing homes?

  • @nemo_0688
    @nemo_068814 күн бұрын

    You're never really alone if you think about it you still have your family on the other side waiting for you.

  • @maggieidk3875
    @maggieidk387525 күн бұрын

    this is so sad :(((

  • @theanonymous6198
    @theanonymous619827 күн бұрын

    In india our 3 generations lives together

  • @sharinaross1865

    @sharinaross1865

    22 күн бұрын

    I wouldn't mind living with 3 to 5 generations of me under one roof.

  • @user-pq2cp7eu9g

    @user-pq2cp7eu9g

    14 күн бұрын

    ​@@sharinaross1865Trust me you don't want that. We lived like that for years & it was absolutely toxic & suffocating. And yes I'm Indian.

  • @sharinaross1865

    @sharinaross1865

    14 күн бұрын

    @@user-pq2cp7eu9g thank you for comment

  • @merlinsteele6840
    @merlinsteele684013 күн бұрын

    Most of our societies are youth based, and older people are often seen as unusable.

  • @joet7136
    @joet713617 күн бұрын

    I don't worry about dying alone. I worry more about my pets if I die and no one knows.

  • @unisangalaxystudio
    @unisangalaxystudio26 күн бұрын

    Am going to grow old myself but I hope whats left of my family in the future will be there...that will leave me and my younger brother. After I and he passed away the family name will die off.

  • @pennylanerocker9486
    @pennylanerocker948622 күн бұрын

    How sad...

  • @zz-.-
    @zz-.-9 күн бұрын

    Why is it occurring with people so much younger in ROK than in Japan? Human lifespan really does seem to be shortening.

  • @Gaming_Antics
    @Gaming_Antics23 күн бұрын

    This is also happening in the US and everywhere else in the world, especially among the poor and homeless.

  • @tednguyen7258

    @tednguyen7258

    Күн бұрын

    even if you are rich you will die....youll be alone whether you have kids or not...they may visit you for a hour or so but your still toast

  • @Malenia_BladeOfMiquella
    @Malenia_BladeOfMiquella21 күн бұрын

    Here in Philippines, we have very strong family bond..even if you grow old not having your own kids(making your own family) ..rest assured you will not die alone.. I'm very happy our tradition is like this because not everyone gets to have their happy endings in terms of romance.

  • @TheMadDabbler
    @TheMadDabblerКүн бұрын

    Even if you have 30 people around your death bed. You still pass alone. They can't take you to the other side.

  • @boybawang1981
    @boybawang198127 күн бұрын

    Afterlife...how quaint!!

  • @bigd4561
    @bigd45616 күн бұрын

    Not just Japan. Sad. Really sad phenomenon. 😔

  • @Tribu_Solo
    @Tribu_Solo26 күн бұрын

    Technically speaking, people die alone (except for those very rare cases where the concerned chose to die thru "duo euthanasia") so, perhaps, it is a misnomer to call it a lonely death. I read that it is only in death that humans (or whatever "essence" in them) finally realize they are alive. While we are living, we are busily thinking of (and doing, too) ways and means to either keep or better our lifestyle that we are hardly alive. The "lonely death" is only a PERCEPTION because we never experience actually dying and live to tell about it. In my view, passing on quietly and quickly, without drama, is the best form of dying. Who cares if the body is found later after the fact? Only the living gives a heck about it calling it "lonely" - the dead is probably happy to be liberated from the limited space that is the mortal body. If we change our perception about death - and see it as something like the clouds turning into rain and vice versa - then no death is a lonely death. Instead, every death is just a way to give life to another life. So what's the big deal? 🤷‍♀️

  • @ChopSuey-Dish
    @ChopSuey-Dish26 күн бұрын

    I live in China. Everything is miserable here, but no one dares to complain. Seriously if there is next life, I wish to be born in any other country, except China.

  • @netnomad47

    @netnomad47

    25 күн бұрын

    That profile pic 😂. Winnie the Pooh silencing a woman. Be careful 😳

  • @marthab1524

    @marthab1524

    24 күн бұрын

    I woul have never thought it was this bad in China. The way you put it sounds painful. Don't give up, nothing lasts for ever, try to see a positive side on this madness.

  • @asunrise5558

    @asunrise5558

    23 күн бұрын

    Menurutku di negara manapun tidak ada yang baik, Amerika Serikat pun angka kelahiran menurun

  • @fatemad4012

    @fatemad4012

    6 күн бұрын

    How is there?

  • @TheSuperPsychoKiller
    @TheSuperPsychoKiller22 күн бұрын

    Unless you’re a twin, we are all born alone and will die alone. It’s normal to be alone.

  • @thetaekwondoe3887

    @thetaekwondoe3887

    16 күн бұрын

    Was your mother not there?

  • @coolerking7427

    @coolerking7427

    7 күн бұрын

    BS.

  • @Synaw97
    @Synaw9721 күн бұрын

    This is gonna be pretty common going forward

  • @zhuseppoh3271
    @zhuseppoh327126 күн бұрын

    It is you alone against this horrible world, whether you are surrounded by ppl or no ppl, make no difference, whether you leave this world as a group or not, you are still alone,

  • @Eza_yuta
    @Eza_yuta26 күн бұрын

    A sad reality that even poor countries don't have to face

  • @MsGenXodus
    @MsGenXodus10 күн бұрын

    It is the saddest to think they outlived their children.

  • @IglooDweller
    @IglooDweller26 күн бұрын

    If the government has a list of everyone's details, they should make it a point to visit people over a certain age. They have their addresses!

  • @russiantroubleyakutsk1612
    @russiantroubleyakutsk161219 күн бұрын

    There is also Hikokimori in Japan.

  • @Georgecostanza1981
    @Georgecostanza198116 күн бұрын

    It’s how you live. Not how you die.

  • @BluganoStudio
    @BluganoStudio5 сағат бұрын

    It's the same in the US. We spend a lifetime to provide for a family that wants nothing to do with us as we die off, wanting to be there only to see what they can get before you go. What a dream...

  • @YourChannelOnYouTube
    @YourChannelOnYouTube16 күн бұрын

    My future. I have to find a way to put myselfout. I had surgery last week and they put me under and I didn't feel a thing, I simply blanked out. Had something gone wrong I'd have not felt anything. I think a Japanese lady died like that in my building. The stinch was horrible and all her furniture and belongings had to be thrown away. Now the employees of the building try to stay more in touch with the older residents.

  • @sonicleaves
    @sonicleaves20 күн бұрын

    This had been happening since the beginning of time.

  • @CK-ok2sq
    @CK-ok2sq25 күн бұрын

    I think I’ll be dying alone as well. I can foresee my future. But then again aren’t we all going to die alone? I don’t want people surrounding me when I’m dying that’s embarrassing..

  • @stanford-nf4jk
    @stanford-nf4jk23 күн бұрын

    What this report doesn’t mention is that these individuals are extremely conservative. They will write their own children off if they refuse to obey them. Not in small things, but regarding major life decisions like career paths. I know this because I’ve had Japanese friends (mostly exchange students) my entire life, as we were lucky enough to be host families for many years while I grew up. I still keep in touch with most of them.

  • @Fsilone
    @Fsilone21 күн бұрын

    My dad lives in a nursing home 3 hours away, and my family still regularly goes to visit him, to let him know he's loved. Our parents may not be our responsibility, but caring for them out of love as they cared for us, and likely as they cared for their parents out of that same love, is just the decent thing to do.

  • @charlottetaylor4471

    @charlottetaylor4471

    17 күн бұрын

    Many people were/are terribly abused by their parents. Children become estranged from their parents because the parents were/are abusive (even if the parents say otherwise.)

  • @grashew4323
    @grashew432326 күн бұрын

    So sad……………….😭

  • @JonGonzales-sd1xk
    @JonGonzales-sd1xk9 күн бұрын

    Same with me in America 🇺🇸 lonely every single day I’m 30 years old with no family or friends never been married just me and the world 🌎 alone my mom and dad and younger brother died just me now if I do end up dying a early premature death then im happy being alive living is miserable I hate my job and everything.

  • @user-wb1qo6ol4h
    @user-wb1qo6ol4h20 күн бұрын

    Been alone most of our adult life. We are happier even given this inevitability.

  • @frauleintrude6347
    @frauleintrude634725 күн бұрын

    Here you can rent a service providing first aid and they can get called by an emergency button. It is called home alarm service. You can press the button on your wristband and call them anytime 24 h all year round whenever you are feeling unwell. This is for seniors or disabled persons who still want to live alone or have to live alone. They get the keys to enter your home. That aside someone might die without having the time left to press the button. They will check on you once a week. I think this is better than nothing. Cost are 25 - 49€ per month.

  • @zevil89
    @zevil8926 күн бұрын

    Future generations wont have this problem. We can just go through 5 decades of videogame backlog

  • @TeamDesna

    @TeamDesna

    25 күн бұрын

    The lan partys in those places are gonna be wild

  • @Parasite743

    @Parasite743

    13 күн бұрын

    @zevil89 what do you mean? you mean that future generations will spend 50 years of their time playing video games?

  • @zevil89

    @zevil89

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Parasite743 Future generations will be spending their retirement playing video games and they wont have the time to feel lonely.

  • @Parasite743

    @Parasite743

    13 күн бұрын

    @@zevil89 ahh i got it now. Thanks for responding, and you do have a point there.

  • @Zero-ft3sf
    @Zero-ft3sf26 күн бұрын

    yeah, i didn't fall for "making kids on early age" there is no guarantee your kids will take care of you when you get old and it is unlikely when you are toxic to them in their childhood days

  • @delftfietser

    @delftfietser

    22 күн бұрын

    Should there be guarantees? Those are usually based on obligations. What if the child reacted badly to those obligations that were being taught? Or what if the parents badly taught those obligations? The parents have no excuse for making the rules look oppressive, and the child has no excuse at all from keeping them.

  • @kwaggapoot9834
    @kwaggapoot983412 күн бұрын

    I don't think there will even be 5 people at my funeral so I will slip into the afterlife as a loner

  • @mr.d.572

    @mr.d.572

    7 күн бұрын

    I won't even have close to 5. Not even a funeral - which I don't want anyway - but maybe 3 people might miss me for a short time but they'll move on and I'll be forgotten.

  • @marryson123
    @marryson12321 күн бұрын

    I mean we all die alone. No family members standing by your death bed are dying with you lol.

  • @tednguyen7258

    @tednguyen7258

    Күн бұрын

    holding your hand wont make you live.....your probably not even alert

  • @zhilaliljinan8792
    @zhilaliljinan879221 күн бұрын

    I'm glad that I lived in a country where poeple still care about their parents even after they already have their own family...

  • @davidivory3234

    @davidivory3234

    18 күн бұрын

    Era kamu akan sprti di video ini nantinya, simpan uang yg bnyk biar saat kmu tua bisa bayar suster.

  • @fauzianalwoga1002
    @fauzianalwoga100225 күн бұрын

    Alhamidullirah my mom passed away with some people nearby😢. Even though she was younger than these people she got a chance not to be alone