Japan just hit a new longevity milestone
2 sources·Updated September 16, 2026
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- Global News World·2h agoJapan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or over
Japan's Health and Welfare Ministry statistics show that Japan now has 107,677 centenarians, up 7,914 from the previous year. 88 per cent of them are women.
Read at Global News World → - Scientific American·3h agoJapan just hit a new longevity milestone
More than 100,000 people in the country are over 100 years old
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