Every year, 40,000 people in Japan die alone in their homes, left for long stretches of time with no one the wiser. This growing phenomena is known as Lonely Death. But are these deaths the result of an aging society, or are they really down to a change in the way we communicate with each other in the modern world?
We follow the CEO of a specialist 'Lonely Death' cleaning company as he and his team are called on missions to clear out the homes of those who died alone. The demand is increasing - and is exposing the dark effect of loneliness in Japan.
From Series 4 of the award-winning series, Undercover Asia.
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