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1. 

   Aapjuh
   

   just some news

   TOKYO (AP) -- Quickly graying Japan said it has a record 47,756 people aged 100 or older - most of them women.

   The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Tuesday that was an increase of 3,307 from last year and four times more than a dozen years ago.

   Some 87.1 percent are women. The oldest is 114-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, who was born on Nov. 20, 1896. The oldest man is 114-year-old Jirouemon Kimura, whose birthday is April 19, 1897.

   Japan, with 128 million people, is one of the world's most rapidly aging societies. It has one of the lowest birthrates and one of the longest life expectancies - fueling concerns about its shrinking tax base and overburdened public pension and medical care systems.

   Twelve years ago, in 1999, Japan had 11,346 citizens in the century club.

   The ministry said that as of Sept. 1, 24,952 people had turned 100 in the previous 12 months. Each new centenarian will receive a letter from the prime minister and a silver cup.

   The credibility of these statistics was questioned last year after it became clear that some people included in the tally were dead or missing. The ministry relies on residential registration records to compile the statistics. An official said this year's data may include some who are missing after the March 11 tsunami disaster.

   However, the ministry did confirm that all new centenarians in its tally are alive.

   The report was released ahead of Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday that falls this year on Sept. 19.

   Source: http://hosted.ap.org

   Posted 4 years ago #
2. 

   Peter Barton
   

   I'm gonna wait until they realize most of them are already dead. I don't care what the ministry says.

   Posted 4 years ago #
3. 

   Dark Mage
   

   So how many are actually mummies?

   Posted 4 years ago #
4. 

   Sukunai
   

   To quote a popular internet comment.

   Pictures or these old people are not really there.

   Posted 4 years ago #
5. 

   GodMan
   

   Just imagine how many families are waiting for them to die so they can claim their inheritance :D

   Posted 4 years ago #
6. 

   Sylphin
   

   giovist said:
   Just imagine how many families are waiting for them to die so they can claim their inheritance :D

   lol..not all ppl think that way especially jap ?=o..dont they treasure thier kins?

   Posted 4 years ago #
7. 

   Peter Barton
   

   giovist said:
   Just imagine how many families are waiting for them to die so they can claim their inheritance :D

   They rather have them not die and collect the money from the government, hence why all these people hide their dead family members in bags and such.

   Posted 4 years ago #
8. 

   GodMan
   

   And we wonder why we're in an economic crisis -_-

   Posted 4 years ago #
9. 

   giascle
   

   aapjuh said:
   Each new centenarian will receive a letter from the prime minister and a silver cup.

   Why would you reward someone for damaging your country

   Posted 4 years ago #

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