The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.

The number of centenarians in Japan has hit a record high at nearly 100,000 people, the company’s health ministry said on Friday.

Japan has achieved a remarkable milestone with nearly 100,000 centenarians as of September 1, 2025, marking the 55th ...

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has been confirmed as Japan’s oldest living person. Her new status follows the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according ...

He was 96 the first time he became the oldest person to scale the country’s most famous mountain ... mostly around Nagano prefecture to the west of Gunma in central Japan. Surrounded by relatives and ...

Japan has hit a new record with nearly 100,000 centenarians, marking the 55th consecutive year of growth. Women make up 88% of those over 100. Experts credit diet, active lifestyles, and public health ...

A 102-year-old man from Japan just became the oldest person to ever climb Mount Fuji. Kokichi Akuzawa made the ascent with ...

Japanese centenarian Kokichi Akuzawa became the oldest Mount Fuji climber at 102 years old, overcoming heart issues and ...

Japan’s Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. Many people in Japan worry he could be the last.

Japan has once again shown the world that age really is just a number. According to BBC News, the country now has nearly ...