Japan's centenarians surpass 100,000
The Japanese Ministry of Health announced that for the first time, the number of centenarians—people aged 100 or older—has exceeded one hundred thousand. As of early September, there were 107,677 individuals in this age group, with a high percentage of women, accounting for about 90%. This marks the first time that the centenarian population has surpassed this number since registrations began in 1963. This comes amid a decline in the birth rate to its lowest level ever recorded last year, reflecting a demographic crisis that leads to a shortage of the workforce, rising social security costs, and a shrinking tax base.
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