Japan: Police have discovered the skeletal remains of Sogen Kato after city officials wanting to congratulate him on turning 111 became suspicious after being turned away by the man´s family. It is believed he died 3 decades ago.
The man´s family told officials that Kato had become a "living Buddha" and did not want to be disturbed. After learning that the man´s pension fund hadn´t had any luck in contacting him for quite some time officials referred the matter to police.
An investigation into possible fraud is now in progress. Kato´s wife died several years back and some of the Y9.5 million he has received in pension payments since then is no longer in his bank account.
