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Crime › Elderly abuse cases by kin up 12% in FY 2008

The number of cases of abuse by relatives against people aged 65 or older confirmed by local authorities in fiscal 2008 came to 14,889, up… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Nov 20 2009

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21 Nov 09 visit Cases of elderly abuse by kin up 12%: survey  »  Japan Times Authorities confirmed 14,889 cases of abuse committed by relatives against people aged 65 or older in fiscal 2008, up 12.2 percent from a year before, a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey showed Friday. The number of victims totaled 15,293, of...
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