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Japan’s loneliness epidemic is so bad that elderly women are committing crimes to find friends and health care in prison

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75% Informative

Japan 's largest women’s prison has become home to a growing number of seniors.

Number of prisoners aged 65 or older nearly quadrupled from 2003 to 2022.

For some elderly women, resorting to crime is a path to survival.

Theft is the most common crime among elderly prisoners.

VR Score

69

Informative language

62

Neutral language

76

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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