Japan Hits 100,000 Centnarians

[Economy 53,104]

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-centenarian-population-reach-100000-as-welfare-costs-rise

 

Japan now has 100,000 centnarians (people aged 100 or older) from just 153 when it began tracking it in 1960s

 

Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world but also one of the most aged. Currently some 1/3 of the population (about 40M people) are receiving some sort of pension benefit which is currently a strain to fianance

Edited 2 hours ago by Economy

[Red 99,551]

There can be 100,000 centenarians in a country and 99,999 don’t believe in you but just one does and that’s all that it takes

[Jackaroo 2,864]

that’s because they drink matcha 🍵 

[zevthepaparazzo 2,602]

damn i forget there are people older than y'all

Edited 2 hours ago by zevthepaparazzo

[huttont 6,053]

20 minutes ago, Red said:

There can be 100,000 centenarians in a country and 99,999 don’t believe in you but just one does and that’s all that it takes

[loveandpeace 2,119]

Can’t wait to get to witness 100-year-old Gaga

Edited 1 hour ago by loveandpeace

[ShinyGaga 90]

Do those over 100 peeps get anything from the govt tho?