Missing Elderly

13 Sep 2010 - More than 234,000 people listed as alive and at least 100 years old in Japan cannot be found at their registered address - including 884 who would be 150 years or older - according to the Justice Ministry. Japan, famed for its longevity, launched a nationwide survey after a recent string of grisly discoveries - including a mummified man in his bed and an old woman's remains in a backpack - sparked alarm about the fate of many elderly. The cases also triggered soul-searching over elderly people living in isolation, and public outrage at relatives of those missing who have kept their deaths secret in order to keep receiving their pension payments. So maybe the story of eating lots of fresh fish and sushi's for good health and long life are myths too?