The Japan Times<p>A life reduced to objects, a death unnoticed. Spend time with some of those tasked with cleaning up after "solitary deaths," known in Japan as "kodokushi." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/31/lifestyle/kodokushi-elderly-death-cleaners/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">31/lifestyle/kodokushi-elderly-death-cleaners/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lonelydeath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lonelydeath</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kodokushi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kodokushi</span></a></p>