![Sometimes, returning home after a long day of work, Kaori, 37, relaxes on the balcony chatting with her neighbor Masatoshi, 80, over a drink.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PLTVXXB6LZHI5K2B3AYYNHRMCY.jpg?auth=62f886b12c330bee4c89cdd23fba2eac598bb304ff2290a85097e6a388d3dc04&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
The tower that ended loneliness in Japan: A sociological experiment with 43 people between 8 and 92 years old
The Nagaya Tower, in the city of Kagoshima, is a peculiar six-story structure. It is part of a research project on mutual support between the young and the old