TOKYO, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — The variety of centenarians in Japan has reached a file excessive of 90,526 as of Thursday, the well being ministry mentioned on Friday.
For the primary time on file, over 90,000 Japanese had celebrated their one centesimal birthday or extra. The tally elevated by 4,016 from a yr earlier than, marking a file excessive for the 52nd consecutive yr, in keeping with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Around 88.6 %, or 80,161, of these aged at 100 or older as of Thursday had been girls.
There had been solely 153 centenarians in Japan in 1963 when related statistics began. The determine exceeded 1,000 in 1981, 10,000 in 1998 and 50,000 in 2012.
The oldest residing individual in Japan is Fusa Tatsumi, a 115-year-old lady residing in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture. The oldest man is 111-year-old Shigeru Nakamura, who lives in Jinsekikogen, Hiroshima Prefecture.