TOKYO – The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 – almost 90 per cent of them women – government data showed on Sept 17.
The figures further highlight the slow-burning demographic crisis gripping the world’s fourth-biggest economy as its population ages and shrinks.
As of Sept 1, Japan had 95,119 centenarians, up 2,980 year-on-year, with 83,958 of them women and 11,161 men, the health ministry said in a statement.
missinglabchimp on
Collectively almost 10 million years of life and living and stories
Nopkar on
My brain rot is almost complete, I read the title as ‘more than 95,000 Japanese men aged over 100, most of them women’
I’m gonna go back to bed
prometheus9299 on
This is what happens when a government is not actively trying to kill its population
Substantial_Base_557 on
They single? I’m tryna get me a sugarmama
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Leo_so12 on
Figures. With the advancement of medical technology plus good diet, people’s life expectancy is getting longer.
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BubsyFanboy on
And how many Japanese babies are being born right now?
pull-a-fast-one on
Note that Japan is kinda notorious for pension fraud so the real number is probably much lower.
> A government audit in 2010 uncovered 230,000 supposedly living Japanese centenarians who were dead or missing.
I want to see what happens to a society when people aren’t having kids and people are old and living longer. This will eventually be a issue for all countries.
If anyone can solve it, its Japan.
hot_lace on
men has a small chance of live longer
imustbedead on
Wow this is actually an amazing stat thank you, even if it’s fibbed a little or half this amount still crazy. How long until someone hits 150 do you guys think?
kokorokompass on
It’s funny they used a picture of Sugamo, which is considered the “harajuku for old people”.
dustofdeath on
They have 9.5million years of human lifespan shared between them.
killer_corg on
Something something I think a lot of men of that generation were killed in their 20s or late teens. Something something wwii
Vadoc125 on
I’m curious – do young workers pay through the nose for pensions for the rapidly aging society? In other words, does the Japanese government eat its young like they do in places like Germany? I can imagine it being even more infuriating in Japan due to the horrible work culture.
mudriverrat07020 on
Because men do stupid shit
LWDJM on
Jesus that’s a lot of birthday cards the emperor sends out
VerySluttyTurtle on
But that man is doing very well for himself on Tinder
thunderintess on
But also:
>82% of the people aged over 100 in Japan turned out to be dead.
Together they are 9.5 million years old.
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nachomydogiscuteaf on
9.5million
SkirtSoireeSway on
Wow, over 95,000 people in Japan are over 100, and most of them are women? That’s some real girl power there! Truly inspiring!
Chicoutimi on
I’m so glad that everyone was mature enough to not post something crass like GGGMILF
Sinnedyo on
Saw someone mention that most of these statistics are bs. Bad self reporting and data destroyed during ww2.
The whole documentary on blue zones were bs cus people be lying.
JaySierra86 on
Makes sense, the males in their age group would’ve been fighting age during WWII. According to the National WWII Museum, Japan’s military death toll was 2,120,000
Fireflytruck on
Men die too young.
xesttub on
If I was a 99 year old guy in Japan, I would totally transition.
PoignantPoint22 on
Still got that WWII fight in em.
Autochthonous7 on
I’m not gonna lie. That sounds great in theory. But these no way in hell I wanna live that long.
Time_Pollution7756 on
This comment is gonna irk someone off but japanese men tend to have hard life and work pressure. So i get that. Pressure is real cause.
i_am_who_knocks on
Japan is so textbook dystopia. Rich , hi-tech , old and abandoned
CostaRican- on
Glad to see something different here, not just propaganda
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TOKYO – The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 – almost 90 per cent of them women – government data showed on Sept 17.
The figures further highlight the slow-burning demographic crisis gripping the world’s fourth-biggest economy as its population ages and shrinks.
As of Sept 1, Japan had 95,119 centenarians, up 2,980 year-on-year, with 83,958 of them women and 11,161 men, the health ministry said in a statement.
Collectively almost 10 million years of life and living and stories
My brain rot is almost complete, I read the title as ‘more than 95,000 Japanese men aged over 100, most of them women’
I’m gonna go back to bed
This is what happens when a government is not actively trying to kill its population
They single? I’m tryna get me a sugarmama
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Figures. With the advancement of medical technology plus good diet, people’s life expectancy is getting longer.
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And how many Japanese babies are being born right now?
Note that Japan is kinda notorious for pension fraud so the real number is probably much lower.
> A government audit in 2010 uncovered 230,000 supposedly living Japanese centenarians who were dead or missing.
From The Economist, last year: https://archive.is/E65Ee
I want to see what happens to a society when people aren’t having kids and people are old and living longer. This will eventually be a issue for all countries.
If anyone can solve it, its Japan.
men has a small chance of live longer
Wow this is actually an amazing stat thank you, even if it’s fibbed a little or half this amount still crazy. How long until someone hits 150 do you guys think?
It’s funny they used a picture of Sugamo, which is considered the “harajuku for old people”.
They have 9.5million years of human lifespan shared between them.
Something something I think a lot of men of that generation were killed in their 20s or late teens. Something something wwii
I’m curious – do young workers pay through the nose for pensions for the rapidly aging society? In other words, does the Japanese government eat its young like they do in places like Germany? I can imagine it being even more infuriating in Japan due to the horrible work culture.
Because men do stupid shit
Jesus that’s a lot of birthday cards the emperor sends out
But that man is doing very well for himself on Tinder
But also:
>82% of the people aged over 100 in Japan turned out to be dead.
[The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out](https://theconversation.com/the-data-on-extreme-human-ageing-is-rotten-from-the-inside-out-ig-nobel-winner-saul-justin-newman-239023)
So…. believe what you want.
Together they are 9.5 million years old.
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9.5million
Wow, over 95,000 people in Japan are over 100, and most of them are women? That’s some real girl power there! Truly inspiring!
I’m so glad that everyone was mature enough to not post something crass like GGGMILF
Saw someone mention that most of these statistics are bs. Bad self reporting and data destroyed during ww2.
The whole documentary on blue zones were bs cus people be lying.
Makes sense, the males in their age group would’ve been fighting age during WWII. According to the National WWII Museum, Japan’s military death toll was 2,120,000
Men die too young.
If I was a 99 year old guy in Japan, I would totally transition.
Still got that WWII fight in em.
I’m not gonna lie. That sounds great in theory. But these no way in hell I wanna live that long.
This comment is gonna irk someone off but japanese men tend to have hard life and work pressure. So i get that. Pressure is real cause.
Japan is so textbook dystopia. Rich , hi-tech , old and abandoned
Glad to see something different here, not just propaganda
Get younger guys. Stats are on yr side