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CENTENARIANS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2019
Ahead of Respect for the Aged Day, number of centenarians in Japan tops 70,000
The women vastly outnumber the men at 88.1 percent of the total, which is now roughly 23 times the figure logged in 1989, according to the government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2019
Japanese centenarian 'full of emotion' to see fifth era name of his lifetime
Ahead of the start of the forthcoming Reiwa Era on May 1, a centenarian in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, says he is "full of emotion" as he gets set to see the fifth era name of his lifetime.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2018
Centenarians in Japan hit record 69,785, nearly 90% of them women
The figure rose 2,014 from the previous year, marking the 48th consecutive yearly increase, and represented a nearly sevenfold jump from two decades ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2016
Silver gifts to centenarians get cheaper as ranks rise
One perk of getting old in Japan is a gift of a silver cup from the prime minister in the year you celebrate your 100th birthday. But from this year, new centenarians will be sipping sake from cheaper vessels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2016
Aging Japan now has 65,692 centenarians
The number of centenarians has risen by 4,124 from a year ago to 65,692 as of September.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2015
Japan to downgrade gift to centenarians as population ages
The central government is finding it costly furnishing Japan's growing number of centenarians with a token of congratulation in the form of an expensive sake dish.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2015
Yamaguchi centenarian breaks another 1,500-meter swim record
A woman from Yamaguchi Prefecture has become the first centenarian in the world to complete a 1,500-meter swim in a 25-meter pool.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2013
Centenarians set to hit record high of 54,397
The number of people in Japan 100 or older is set to hit a record high of 54,397 on Sunday, up 3,021 from a year earlier, the health ministry said Friday.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 10, 2010
Japan by the numbers (09.10.10)
This week's surveys show that while many people want privacy on the Web, they want the centenarians to be accounted for in the offline world.

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