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Offline Chris_

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Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years
« on: July 31, 2010, 10:29:07 PM »
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He was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo - but when officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato on his 111th birthday, they uncovered mummified skeletal remains lying in his bed.

Mr Kato may have been dead for 30 years according to Japanese authorities.

Welfare officials had tried to meet Mr Kato since early this year. But when they went to visit, family members repeatedly chased them away, according to Tomoko Iwamatsu, an Adachi ward official.

Mr Kato's relatives told police that he had "confined himself in his room more than 30 years ago and became a living Buddha," according to a report by Jiji Press.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10809128
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Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2010, 10:59:52 PM »
LOL.  that should piss him off. :lmao:
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Re: Tokyo's 'oldest man' had been dead for 30 years
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2010, 11:15:07 PM »
Still voting Democrat, no doubt.
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