Japan’s number of people aged 100 or older surpasses 100,000 for the first time, Japan’s health ministry says. In a government survey released ahead of the annual “Respect for the Aged” public holiday, the count reaches 107,677 as of September 1.
Outlets also note that Japan has one of the world’s oldest populations. One report cites the World Bank ranking Japan as the second-oldest country after Monaco. Coverage largely aligns on the gender breakdown: Japan Times and Free Malaysia Today say women make up the great majority of centenarians, with Japan Times reporting 94,298 women and Free Malaysia Today describing roughly 90% as female. Other differences are mainly in how figures are framed (such as whether they emphasize the year-over-year increase) rather than in the core totals.
