Japan sets a new record with nearly 100,000 people over 100 years of age

The number of people in Japan at the age of 100 or more has increased to a record high of nearly 100,000, his government said.

Seting a new record for the 55th consecutive year, the number of centenarians in Japan is 99 763 by September, the health ministry said on Friday. Of this amount, women represent a huge 88%.

Japan has the longest life expectancy in the world and is known for being often home to the world’s most living person -although some studies challenge the actual number of centuries around the world.

It is also one of the fastest aging companies, with residents often having a healthier diet but low birth rates.

The oldest man in Japan is 114-year-old Shigukov Kagawa, a woman from Yatocoria, a suburb of the city Nara. Meanwhile, the oldest man is Kiyotaka Mizuno, 111, from the coastal city of Iva.

Health Minister Takamaro Fukoka congratulated 87 784 women and 11,979 male centuries for their longevity and expressed his “gratitude for his long -standing contribution to the development of society”.

The numbers were released before the adult day of Japan on September 15, a national holiday, where the new Stoolians receive a greeting letter and a silver cup from the Prime Minister. This year, 52 310 persons were admissible, the health ministry said.

In the 1960s, the population of Japan had the largest share of people over 100 from each country of G7 -but it has changed remarkably over the decades.

When his government began a hundred -year survey in 1963, he had 153 people aged 100 or older.

This figure increased to 1000 in 1981 and amounted to 10,000 to 1998.

The higher life expectancy is mainly due to less deaths than heart disease and common cancers, more special breast and prostate cancer.

Japan has low levels of obesity, a major factor in both diseases, thanks to low -meat diets and high in fish and vegetables.

The obesity coefficient is particularly low for women, which can be somehow explained why Japanese women have a much higher life expectancy than their male counterparts.

As the increased amounts of sugar and salt penetrate diets in the rest of the world, Japan has gone the other direction – with public health messages successfully persuading people to reduce the consumption of salt.

But it’s not just a diet. The Japanese tend to remain active in a later life, walking and using public transport more than the elderly in the US and Europe.

Radio Taiso, a daily group exercise, is part of Japanese culture since 1928, designed to promote a sense of community as well as public health. The three -minute routine is broadcast on television and is practiced in small public groups across the country.

However, several studies have questioned the validity of the global centenarian, which implies data errors, unreliable public records and missing birth certificates can take into account elevated figures.

Government audit of family registers in Japan in 2010 revealed more than 230,000 people listed as aged 100 or olderSome who actually died decades before.

The error is attributed to a patch for keeping records and suspicions that some families may have tried to hide the death of elderly relatives to request their pensions.

The national investigation has started after the remains of Sogen Koto, who is believed to be the oldest man in Tokyo of 111were found in his family home 32 years after his death.