The Wider Image: Living with dementia
Cherry blossoms bloom in Omiya park in Omiya, north of Tokyo, Japan, March 27, 2016. Encouraging people with dementia to speak out is part of Japan's effort to ease the negative image of a disorder that affects nearly 5 million citizens and is forecast to affect 7 million, or one in five Japanese age 65 or over, by 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato SEARCH "JAPAN DEMENTIA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES