Michiharu Kimura has been living alone in welfare housing in Yokohama's day-laborer district for over a decade after finding it impossible to rent an apartment.Kimura (not his real name), 68, is among a growing number of single older adults in Japan who are being turned away by landlords because they lack guarantors or family and are seen as running the risk of falling behind on their payments or even their deaths going undiscovered. They face similar problems being admitted to hospitals and care facilities."This was supposed to be temporary housing for me, but now it looks like it will be …READ FULL ARTICLE
