China News Service, September 15 According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan as of September 15 show that the number of centenarians in Japan has increased by 9,176 year-on-year to 80,450.
This is the first time that centenarians in Japan exceed 80,000.
According to reports, the annual increase in the population of centenarians in Japan has once again set the record since the start of the statistics in 1963, and it is also the record for the population of centenarians for 50 consecutive years.
Data map: On March 9, 2019, Kane, a 116-year-old Japanese man, was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-lived person in the world and the longest-lived woman in the world.
According to statistics, among the centenarians in Japan, 70,975 are women, accounting for 88% of the total; the number of men is 9,475.
Currently, the oldest elder in Japan is 117-year-old Kane, who lives in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
At the same time, she is also recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person.
Tanaka is now enjoying his twilight years in a nursing home and is very energetic.
Regarding the secret of longevity, she introduced: "Eat delicious food and keep learning new knowledge such as calculation."
In addition, the longest-lived man in Japan is the 110-year-old Ueda Kanzo living in Nara City, Nara Prefecture.