Japan Breaks Record: Japan has set a new record for the number of senior citizens in the country. Japan has set a new record this time for the number of citizens aged 100 and above. The number of citizens in this age group has exceeded one lakh in Japan. Japan’s announcement is a new record for the 55th consecutive year. The Health Ministry announced on Friday that the number of centenarians living in Japan as of September was 99,763. Of these, 88 percent are women. Japan is the country with the longest life expectancy in the world. It is also home to the world’s oldest person. But some global studies do not support Japan’s claim. As well as having a long life expectancy, Japan is also one of the fastest aging societies. Although people often follow a healthy diet, Japan’s birth rate is low.
The oldest person in Japan is 114-year-old Shigeko Kagawa from Yamatokoriyama, Nara, Japan. Kiyotaka Mizuno, 111, from Iwata, is the oldest man in Japan. There are 87,784 centenarian women and 11,979 men in Japan. Health Minister Takamaro Fukuoka wished them a long life and thanked them for their contributions to Japan’s development over the years. The figures were released ahead of Japan’s Elderly Day on September 15. Those celebrating their centenarianship will be given a silver cup and a letter of congratulations.
This year, 52,310 people are eligible for the Prime Minister’s Silver Cup for this commendation. In 1960, Japan had the lowest proportion of elderly people in the population of the G7 countries. But these figures have since changed. When the Japan Centenary Survey began in 1963, there were only 153 people in Japan who were 100 years old or older. In 1981, this number rose to 1,000. By 1998, it had reached 10,000. Japan’s high life expectancy is attributed to low mortality rates from heart disease and cancer.
Low obesity rates are also a contributing factor to Japan’s long life expectancy. A diet low in red meat and high in fish and vegetables has been linked to the low rate of obesity in Japan. Japan has a lower rate of obesity among women. This is explained by the fact that Japanese women have a much higher life expectancy than their male counterparts.
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