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In Japan, Crimes Committed By Elderly Spike

from National Public Radio
December 3, 2008

In Japan, crimes committed by the elderly has increased five times in the last two decades. Michael Zielenziger, author of Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation, talks about what might be behind the trend.

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  • All Things Considered, December 3, 2008
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