Centenarians missing in Japan

日'長壽大國'地位遭質疑

Japan launched a nationwide emergency campaign to establish the whereabouts of its oldest residents after embarrassed officials in Tokyo discovered that a 113-year-old woman thought to have been the capital's oldest citizen had been missing for more than 20 years. It comes days after the corpse of Tokyo's supposed oldest man was found at home, mummified more than 30 years after his unreported death. The whereabouts of at least 18 Japanese centenarians are unknown, the Mainichi reported.

日本在全國范圍內發起一項老齡人口緊急核查，原因是尷尬的東京警方發現當地"最長壽居民"——一位113歲的老太太已經失蹤20多年；而數日之前，此前被認為是東京最長壽男士的干尸在家中被發現，已經死亡30余年無人知曉。據日本《每日新聞》報道，日本百歲老人下落不明事件已有至少18起。

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In the case of the mummified man, police are investigating his family members for possible fraud after money was withdrawn from the bank account of the deceased, who had been receiving a pension.

在"老人干尸案"中，警方正在調查其家人是否涉嫌欺詐養老金。這位老人的戶頭一直收到政府的養老金，但錢已經被人取走。

>Korean heritage causes debate

韓皇宮漢字牌匾引爭議

The restoration of Gwanghwamun, the landmark main gate to Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, is almost complete and will be open on August 15, South Korea's Independence Day. But whether its signboard should maintain the original Chinese characters or be rewritten in Korean has become a subject of much controversy, JoongAng Daily reported. The Korean Language Society is demanding that the signboard be written in Korean because it is "absurd" to have Chinese characters inscribed on a Korean cultural heritage. However, the Cultural Heritage Administration said it is appropriate to restore a cultural heritage to its original state.(See photo)

據韓國《中央日報》報道，韓國首爾市中心的景福宮正門光化門復原工作基本完成，將于15日韓國"光復節"正式開放。然而，圍繞牌匾上"光化門"三字是用漢字還是韓文來書寫，出現廣泛爭議。韓文學會等團體要求用韓文書寫牌匾，稱在韓國歷史遺跡上書寫漢字是"荒謬"的。然而韓國文化遺產管理部門堅持用漢字寫牌匾，聲稱把文化遺產按歷史復原是恰當的。(見圖)

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