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Nearly 500 elderly killed by family caregivers in Japan in Fiscal Years 2006-2024 [Podcast Episode]

A recent analysis of a government report showed that nearly 500 people aged 65 and older died between fiscal 2006 and 2024 as a result of murder or abuse by family members or relatives who had been caring for them, highlighting the increasingly harsh environment surrounding in-home caregiving.

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by Michael Gillan Peckitt
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By Barrier Free Japan

April 7 2026

OSAKA – A recent analysis of a government report showed that nearly 500 people aged 65 and older died between fiscal 2006 and 2024 as a result of murder or abuse by family members or relatives who had been caring for them, highlighting the increasingly harsh environment surrounding in-home caregiving.

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‘Nearly 500 elderly killed by family caregivers in Japan in FY 2006-2024’:

Nearly 500 elderly killed by family caregivers in Japan in FY 2006-2024

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