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Local governments have deleted the resident registrations of 241 out of 297 missing people recorded as centenarians, according to a nationwide investigation by The Yomiuri Shimbun. Although about 80 percent of the missing centenarians were removed from resident lists, the whereabouts of many more are unknown despite the fact that they are recorded as alive in family registers or resident registrations.

Local authorities in charge of family registers are believed to have failed to properly report the deaths of 33 "missing" centenarians to other local authorities in charge of resident registrations. Most of the remaining missing centenarians will likely be deleted from resident registration lists. As of Friday, deletion procedures were under way for 44 such people.

The Yomiuri asked 55 municipal governments about the status of missing centenarians. As of Aug. 14, 242 centenarians were reported missing, but similar cases were later found in Yokohama and other places. Hyogo Prefecture had the largest number of such cases at 119. Among municipalities, Kobe had 113, followed by Osaka's 45 and Yokohama's 38. In most cases, local governments deleted the residents' registration at their initiative.

Resident registrations can normally be created or deleted in the Basic Residents' Register only upon application, but local governments can delete registrations if residence in the municipality cannot be confirmed for many years or there are other irregularities. Local governments have not acted to delete the registrations of the remaining 12 missing centenarians. For example, the office of Minato Ward, Tokyo, said it had not started the procedures in one case because it was still investigating the missing resident's status.

In 70 cases, municipal governments were able to contact relatives of missing centenarians through interviews or telephone, but none were able to confirm the whereabouts of their missing relatives. In 105 of the 241 cases in which resident registrations were deleted, other people lived at the addresses listed as the person's residence. In 29 cases, no houses existed at the addresses. Relatives asked local governments to delete resident registrations or told the local governments they did not know the whereabouts of missing centenarians in 37 cases.

One missing person was registered as 200 years old-meaning the person was born during the Edo period (1603-1867). The concerned local governments are taking procedures to delete both family registers and resident registrations of such people.

(The Yomiuri Shimbun, Sep. 6, 2010)

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Ao Serviço da Pátria em Iwami-Ginzan, no Sul, perto de Shimane

E lá fui até Izumi, para visitar a histórica mina de prata de Iwani-Ginzan e suas vilas de apoio, magnificamente restauradas graças à visão e dedicação do Sr. Toshiro Nakamura, que preside à empresa Nakamura Brace Co., que ainda se dedica ao trabalho da prata e mantém as condições para a exploração turística sustentada da mina e zonas adjacentes. Na ocasião, celebravam-se os 35 anos da abertura do Museu.

Alguns dos muitos túneis de acesso à mina:

Os caminhos de transporte da prata até à costa:

O simpático museu adjacente à mina. O principal museu fica na estrada principal de acesso.

Dali, foi colocar o fato e seguir para a cerimónia e concerto festivo.

O MC, Sr. Yoshifumi Nakano, Director do Museu.

O Sr. Toshiro Nakamura, o grande responsável pela preservação do património da região.

Um Turista Acidental...

O conjunto musical "Marionette", especializado em guitarra portuguesa e bandolim.

A tradicional foto das entidades presentes...

A que se seguiu o jantar. Com o tão tradicional peixe de olho esbugalhado a olhar para nós...

Este WE, Ao Serviço da Pátria em Iwami-Ginzan, Algures no Sul...

A convite da direcção do Museu das Minas de Prata de Izumi, património mundial e as tais que Camões refere nos Lusíadas (X-131) e onde os portugueses obtinham a prata para o negócio do Oriente nos  séculos XVI e XVII, lá irei sábado botar faladura e jantar gelatina de soja e nabo cozido... 

Talvez dê ainda para ver o famoso santuário de Izumo-Taisha, ali perto.

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