
By Akiko Morikawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Writer
15:44 JST,
December 30, 2024
Two years ago, The Yomiuri Shimbun featured Hiroko Osaki, a tech-savvy elderly woman who lived alone in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. When Osaki died this past July at the age of 91, she had more than 200,000 followers on X, formerly Twitter. She was connected to many people not just online, but in real life ...
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