Female centenarians in Japan to top 30,000 by end of Sept

Friday 12th September, 10:26 AM JST

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Noripinhead at 01:45 PM JST - 12th September

Quite an elite club and of course most of them live in southernmost Japan, namely Okinawa.
bushlover at 04:36 PM JST - 12th September

But how many of them actually still know their age?
jmarc at 07:12 PM JST - 12th September

how many are healty and can still talk ?
some14some at 11:04 PM JST - 12th September

Are they really on this planet or on paper and govt officials getting pension of their behalf?
Bogi at 11:13 PM JST - 12th September

There are at least 5 centenarians on my local bus everyday - taking advantage of the free "silver" pass provided by the city for public transport (great deal).

But, the thing that annoys me is, they almost NEVER sit in the "silver" seats!
ThonTaddeo at 12:21 AM JST - 13th September

Six times as many female centenarians as male ones.

Thanks, Japan Inc., for working all those loyal men to an early death.

Next time someone claims that Japan is a "male-dominated" society, remind them of this statistic. If the average man were so valued by society, he would be enjoying a long and healthy life.