Japan's Shoplifting Pensioners
Unreported World · Season 50 · Episode 2
Japanese prisons have become retirement homes for a sharply rising number of elderly convicts. Krishnan Guru-Murthy investigates the country's geriatric crime wave.
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Season
50
Episode
2
Air Date
17/Apr/2026
Air Time
19:30
Runtime
24 min
Overview
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Japanese prisons have become retirement homes for a sharply rising number of elderly convicts. Krishnan Guru-Murthy investigates the country's geriatric crime wave.
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