New Delhi, July 23 -- A 60-year-old man in Japan has been arrested after police found his mother's dead body in her flat. It had been there for 10 years.

Takehisa Miyawaki said he did not report her death due to social phobia. The man has no job or permanent home.

The case came to light in May when a government worker in Kobe saw Miyawaki limping on the road. When asked about his identity and mother, Miyawaki stayed silent. This made the official suspicious, and he informed the police.

In June, police went to the flat registered under Miyawaki's mother's name. They found piles of garbage. Later, they discovered a skeleton in the toilet.

Miyawaki admitted that he had known of his mother's death but did not inform anyone. The police cha...