georgina
2017-09-15 19:25:19 UTC
As of September 1st, Japan had 67,824 centenarians, up 2,132 from last year.
88 percent were women.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170915_41/
A government survey shows that the number of centenarians in Japan has
exceeded 67,000, setting a record high for a 47th straight year.
The health ministry tallied the number of people aged 100 or older by using
residential data. The country marks Respect for the Aged Day on Monday.
As of September 1st, Japan had 67,824 centenarians, up 2,132 from last year.
88 percent were women.
By prefecture, Shimane, in western Japan, had the most centenarians per
100,000 people. Saitama, near Tokyo, had the fewest.
The country's oldest woman is 117-year-old Nabi Tajima in Kagoshima
Prefecture, southern Japan.
The oldest man is 112-year-old Masazo Nonaka from Hokkaido, in the north.
People turning 100 in the current fiscal year, from April through next
March, number just over 32,000. That's 350 more than the previous year.
Ministry officials expect the trend to continue. They say people are living
longer thanks to advances in medical technology and higher awareness about
how to stay healthy.
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88 percent were women.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170915_41/
A government survey shows that the number of centenarians in Japan has
exceeded 67,000, setting a record high for a 47th straight year.
The health ministry tallied the number of people aged 100 or older by using
residential data. The country marks Respect for the Aged Day on Monday.
As of September 1st, Japan had 67,824 centenarians, up 2,132 from last year.
88 percent were women.
By prefecture, Shimane, in western Japan, had the most centenarians per
100,000 people. Saitama, near Tokyo, had the fewest.
The country's oldest woman is 117-year-old Nabi Tajima in Kagoshima
Prefecture, southern Japan.
The oldest man is 112-year-old Masazo Nonaka from Hokkaido, in the north.
People turning 100 in the current fiscal year, from April through next
March, number just over 32,000. That's 350 more than the previous year.
Ministry officials expect the trend to continue. They say people are living
longer thanks to advances in medical technology and higher awareness about
how to stay healthy.
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