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Mark Hersberger

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Mark Hersberger is an award-winning corporate communications professional. He has written extensively about Japan, including climbing Mt. Fuji, visiting Zen temples, and the urban landscape. He spent two years prowling the streets of Tokyo and no detail goes unnoticed as he weaves together the citizens and the city that defines them. Mark can be reached at
tokyolives@hotmail.com.

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Elderly Inmates Tax Japan's Prisons

It's quite well known that Japan's rapidly aging population is taking its toll on many facets of polite society. But what is the toll on not-so-polite society? According to a recent AP article, Japan's population of elderly inmates is also growing fast.

And prison facilities and personnel have to adapt. One prison near Hiroshima has installed handrails in hallways and replaced staircases wit