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| "He's not dead. He's merely resting." |
| 2010-07-30 |
| Police visited the home of Sogen Kato at the request of ward officials updating their list of centenarians ahead of Respect for the Elderly Day in September. Kato was born July 22, 1899, which would have made him 111. Japanese welfare officials have tried to meet Kato since earlier this year, but his family members repeatedly chased them away, saying Kato was "Well, uh, um, you see, we didn't realize he was, you know, dead or anything like that, 'cause, um, Grandpaw's always been a real quiet man with dry skin." His granddaughter told investigators Kato holed up in his room about 30 years ago after declaring he wanted to be a living Buddha, police and Tokyo officials said. They believe Kato died soon after that. Which would have made him a dead living Buddha. Tokyo police were investigating possible crimes on suspicion Kato’s family received pension money of the man and his dead wife. “His family must have known he has been dead all these years and acted as if nothing happened,” said Tokyo metropolitan welfare official Yutaka Muroi. “It’s so eerie.” |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #4 Honorable William Faulker is uncover this>=? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-07-30 19:43 |
| #3 It would be funny if states did a "state's oldest voter" promotion ostensibly to motivate older people to vote but it would be interesting to see if there are any 150 year old "voters" still "casting" ballots. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2010-07-30 18:12 |
| #2 "His family must have known he has been dead all these years and acted as if nothing happened," said Tokyo metropolitan welfare official Yutaka Muroi. "It's so eerie." Eerie isn't the word I would use.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-30 18:11 |
| #1 Well, he's...he's, ah...probably pining for the fjords. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-07-30 18:03 |