The number of single person households in Japan expected to rise to 18 million in 2030 according to a report

"According to a report by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, the number of single-person households is expected to rise from 14.46 million in 2005 to 18.24 million in 2030, or nearly 40 percent of all households."


Source:Cleanup after unnoticed death now a growing industry
By MIZUHO AOKI
Staff writer
Japan Times
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100721f3.html

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