Japan's centenarians hit record high of 92,139

Xinhua
15 Sep 2023, 21:35 GMT+10

TOKYO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The number of centenarians in Japan totaled 92,139, hitting a record high for the 53rd consecutive year, official data showed Friday.

The figure as of Friday rose by 1,613 from a year before, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said, prior to the country's celebration of its Respect for the Aged Day next Monday.

Of the total population aged 100 or older, the number of women was 81,589, accounting for 88.5 percent of the total, while male centenarians reached 10,550, according to the ministry.

The oldest woman in the country was 116-year-old Fusa Tatsumi from Osaka prefecture, while the oldest man was Gisaburo Sonobe, 111, from Chiba prefecture.

As of Friday, Japan had an average of 73.74 centenarians per 100,000 population.

The country had 153 centenarians in 1963, the most distant year for which statistics were available. The figure exceeded 1,000 in 1981, 10,000 in 1998 and 50,000 in 2012.

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Japan Herald.

More Information

null in null

Asia Pacific

Section

2 girls from France accused of importing $29 million worth of meth into Australia

BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia - Two French girls barely out of high school remain behind bars after their arrival into Australia's...

EU state wont recognize Russian winners of marathon

Lithuanian organizers have banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from representing their countries Organizers of the Vilnius Marathon...

Paul Waring bows out of The Open, Davis Riley added

(Photo credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images) England's Paul Waring announced Monday he will not participate in The Open Championship this...

Jaishankar, Wang Yi review India-China ties; stress people-centric steps and border stability

Beijing [China], July 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, CPC Politburo...

RTA observes Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport field tests in China

BEIJING, 14th July, 2025 (WAM) - A technical team from Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has observed comprehensive field...

Update: China, India should adhere to good-neighborliness, friendship: Chinese FM

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday that China and India should adhere to the direction of good-neighborliness...