TOKYO -- A recent survey in Japan has uncovered an alarming number of middle-aged people without work and who rarely leave home.
Economy
Japan's middle-aged recluses reveal lasting damage of hiring 'ice age'
Startling survey finds 613,000 people aged 40-64 live in isolation
The Japanese government says approximately 613,000 people aged 40 to 64 are believed to live as shut-ins.
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