A 3-year-old girl who died from hunger and dehydration in Tokyo was trapped alone in a room for eight days after her mother used a sofa to block the exit, investigative sources said. The mother ...

Newspapers and magazines were scattered about the room, and the refrigerator was ... which defines kodokushi as a person who dies alone in their home and remains undiscovered for at least four ...

Today, I’m my own motivation. When people abandoned me, when the world abandoned me, I had to be strong, as I was alone in a dark room. That’s where I found my cure—in a dark room with no ...