The average life expectancy of Japanese people declined in 2022 for the second straight year, affected significantly by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the health ministry.The average life span for women was 87.09 years old, down by 0.49 of a year, and that of men fell 0.42 to 81.05 years, with over 47,000 people dying due to the virus, showed recent data by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.Despite the continued decline, Japan's life expectancy among women remained the longest globally, followed by South Korea at 86.6 years and Spain at 85.83 years, the ministry said.Among m…READ FULL ARTICLE
