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Sogen Kato: Tokyo's 'oldest man' found mummified in bedroom, dead for 32 years

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Sogen Kato was a Japanese man believed to be Tokyo's oldest living man until July 2010, when his mummified corpse was discovered in his bedroom. Investigations revealed he had likely died in November 1978 at age 79, meaning his family had concealed his death for over 30 years while continuing to collect his pension. Relatives had refused welfare officials access to his home, claiming he had become a Sokushinbutsu (a Buddhist mummy) and wished to remain undisturbed.

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Relatives had rebuffed attempts by ward officials to check on his welfare.
Claimed by relatives to be Sokushinbutsu; undetermined according to official autopsy.
His mummified corpse was found in his bedroom.
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