By next month, Japan will have reached a record of 32,000 in the number of people 100 years old and older.
Surveys completed by the government over the past couple of years, have proved that Japan is ageing quicker than any other country in the world. Today, one in five Japanese people are 65 or older.
Japanese women alone have topped the world’s longevity ranking for the past 22 years. Women in Japan now account for 86% of the people 100 years old or older. It is now 27,682 women in that age range.
Japanese girls born last year can expect to live to the age of 85. On the other hand, boys have a life expectancy of 79.
With such an enormous amount of men and women over the age 100, Japan will celebrate Respect for the Elderly Day. This day is courtesy of Mr. Tomoji Tanabe, as he is the world’s oldest man who will be turning 112 years old on Tuesday.
According to Japan’s health trends, longevity is due to their diet consisting of fresh fish and vegetables and their improved health care. However, Mr. Tanabe says that the secret to good health is to neither smoke nor drink in addition to sticking to a daily routine of keeping a diary and reading newspapers.
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