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Support for Older People Living Alone in Japan: The Basics of Personal Guarantors, Voluntary Guardianship and Posthumous Affairs Contracts

The basics that older people without family in Japan should prepare: personal guarantors, voluntary and statutory guardianship, contracts for posthumous affairs and lifelong support services, including the Civil Code amendment enacted in 2026.

株式会社ネクスト編集部

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