PHOTO: Kyoko Wada, the 88-year-old president of a real estate company

TOKYO — There is a real estate agency in Edogawa Ward in eastern Tokyo that is open for 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In late July, the president of the company, 88-year-old Kyoko Wada, sat in front of a couple who were selling real estate they owned, at her office on the first floor of her home at 6 p.m. The couple are longtime customers with whom Wada previously had transactions.

The president took time to patiently listen to what the pair had to say. They ended their business talks at around 10 p.m. However, Wada did not seem tired. Rather, her eyes were sparkling. “I’ve learned to earn money on my own and live independently and I’m enthusiastic,” she explained.

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