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A Man in Japan Who Didn't Speak a Word to His Wife for 20 Years Explains the Reason for His Silence

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The incident you mentioned made quite an interesting news story in Japan. The man's name was Otou Katayama, who lived in Nara, Japan. For 20 years (1997–2017), he didn't speak a word to his wife, Yumi, with whom he shared the same house. When he broke his silence after his children intervened, he explained his reasoning: 👉 "I was jealous and hurt that I wasn't paying attention to my wife. That's why I didn't talk." More specifically, he explain…
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The incident you mentioned made quite an interesting news story in Japan. The man's name was Otou Katayama, who lived in Nara, Japan. For 20 years (1997–2017), he didn't speak a word to his wife, Yumi, with whom he shared the same house. When he broke his silence after his children intervened, he explained his reasoning: 👉 "I was jealous and hurt that I wasn't paying attention to my wife. That's why I didn't talk." More specifically, he explain…

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uyan32.com broke the news in on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
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