Centenarians top 80,000 for 1st time in rapidly aging Japan

The number of people aged 100 or above in Japan has surpassed 80,000 for the first time amid the rapid aging of the country's population, government data showed Tuesday.The number of centenarians rose 9,176 from the previous year to 80,450 as of Tuesday for the 50th consecutive yearly increase, with women accounting for 88.2 percent of the total, according to the data released by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.Centenarians marked the largest annual increase with the number of men rising 1,011 from last year to 9,475 and women up 8,165 to 70,975, the tally showed. The ministry estima…READ FULL ARTICLE