A novel self-cooking "breakfast club" targeting seniors living alone is gaining popularity since its launch in 2017 near Tokyo, as more elderly people in Japan live as single on the back of higher divorce rates and other reasons.The monthly gathering has been initiated by a nonprofit organization in Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture, which has provided toll-free matching services for singles, after it noticed that many single elderly may be actually seeking someone they can talk to rather than going so far as marrying someone.The "senior cafeteria" program, subsidized by the city government, qui…READ FULL ARTICLE
