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Taisho Ward, Osaka City, 2011. In the middle of the metropolis of Osaka City, there is an area with an extremely high aging rate. It is "Tsurumachi 4-chome" in Taisho Ward. The aging rate is 42%. The Tsurumachi district is located on reclaimed land in Osaka Bay, and in the 1960s, 50 Osaka municipal housing complexes were built, attracting many workers from all over Western Japan. Around 50 years have passed since then, and the housing complex has become the final residence of elderly people living alone. We visited the rooms of elderly people living alone and looked into their "living" and "life." (Broadcast on May 28, 2011)