Japan sets record of nearly 100,000 people aged over 100

The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.

Japan reaches record number of over-100s

The number of centenarians in Japan has hit a record high at nearly 100,000 people, the company’s health ministry said on Friday.

Japan sets new record with 100,000 people over 100 years of age; 7 secrets to their longevity

Japan has achieved a remarkable milestone with nearly 100,000 centenarians as of September 1, 2025, marking the 55th ...

Japan sets new record for the number centenarians— and here’s how they live to 100

The East Asian nation, for the 55th year in a row, has set a new record as its population of citizens aged 100 or older ...
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Japan sets new world record for having nearly 100,000 centenarian citizens

Japan has once again broken its own world record for the highest number of people aged 100 or older, with nearly 100,000 ...
New York Post

Japan grappling with invasive raccoon population nearly 40 years after bringing them to the country

Japan’s raccoon infestation has gotten considerably worse over the last decade, multiple Japanese news sources are reporting. Nearly 1,300 raccoons were captured during the 2022 fiscal year, said ...

How the world’s most elderly country is fighting heat in a deadly double crisis

Japan is racing to combat an emergency killing hundreds of elderly each year: the collision of the climate crisis and its ...
Human Rights Watch

Japan: Press Saudi Arabia on Human Rights

(Tokyo) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida should publicly call on Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to respect human rights, Human Right Watch said today. The crown ...

China lodges protest after ex-Japan PM Aso calls Taiwan 'country'

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China said Friday it has lodged a protest with Japan after former Prime Miniter Taro Aso called Taiwan a ...