In 2022, around 72.36 thousand people reported to be missing were confirmed to be alive, with about 36.8 thousand found on the day the missing person report was filed. Within the aging Japanese society, illness was reported as the leading cause for people going missing, accounting for approximately 27.8 percent of missing person reports filed in 2023.
Number of missing people confirmed to be alive in Japan in 2023, by time passed
Including missing person cases in which the whereabouts of the person reported to be missing was confirmed to be alive by the police or the person who filed the report.
Missing person cases cleared in a stated year include reports filed in previous years.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (July 31, 2024). Number of missing people confirmed to be alive in Japan in 2023, by time passed [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035637/japan-missing-person-found-alive-time-passed/
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