Japan sets a new record with almost 100,000 people over 100 years old

The number of people in Japan at the age of 100 and older has grown to a record high level of almost 100,000, it has announced its government.

By setting a new record for the 55th consecutive year, the number of centuries in Japan was 99 763 as of September, the Ministry of Health said on Friday. Of this total number of women, it is overwhelming 88%.

In Japan, the longest life expectancy in the world and is known because often lives for the oldest person in the world – although some studies challenge the actual centuries worldwide.

It is also one of the fastest aging, and residents often have a healthier diet, but low fertility.

The oldest man in Japan is the 114-year-old Shiger Kagova, a woman from Yamatocorian, the suburbs of the town of Nara. Meanwhile, the oldest man is Kyotak Mizun, 111, from the coastal city of Ivat.

Health Minister Takamara Fukaka congratulated 87 784 women and 11 979 men’s centuries with their longevity and expressed his “gratitude for his years of contribution to the development of society.”

The figures were published on the eve of the elderly of Japan on September 15, a national holiday, where new centuries receive a congratulatory letter and a silver cup from the Prime Minister. 52 310 people had the right this year, the Ministry of Health reported.

In the 1960s, the population of Japan had the lowest proportion of people over 100 G7 countries – but this has changed since then.

When his government started in 1963, in 1963 there were 153 people aged 100 and older.

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

Higher life expectancy is mainly explained by fewer deaths from heart disease and common forms of cancer, in particular breast cancer and prostate.

Japan has a low rate of obesity, a major factor that promotes both diseases, due to low -rent diet and high fish and vegetable content.

Obesity ratio is especially low for women, which can go to explain why Japanese women have much longer life than their male colleagues.

As the amount of sugar and salt increases in the diet in the rest of the world, Japan went the other way – with reports of public health successfully convinced people to reduce salt consumption.

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

Tys Radio, a daily group exercise, has been part of the Japanese culture since 1928, created to encourage community feelings as well as public health. The three -minute routine is broadcast on television and practiced in small public groups across the country.

However, several studies raise doubts about the validity of the global ages, believing that data errors, unreliable public records and missing birth certificates can take into account increased figures.

A government audit of family registers in Japan in 2010 revealed more than 230 000 people listed at the age of 100 or older who have not been counted forSome of them died decades earlier.

Lowerlessness was associated with spotty accounting and suspicion that some families may have tried to hide the death of older relatives to demand their pensions.

The national request was launched after the remains Sogen cat that is considered the oldest person in Tokyo in 111were found in his family 32 years after his death.