Sunday May 27, 2012

A steady increase of Japan's longevity reflects good medical care, nutrition and successful economic development, and that alone is a good thing. What we really have to look at is whether we can live long in good health, and peacefully.

Norie Handa, a cabinet Office official in charge of aging issues. Japan has topped the world longevity ratings, but with its citizens living increasingly longer lives it may soon become hard for the government to find enough young taxpayers to support them. (AP)

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    jonnyboy

    okinawa has topped the world longevity ratings...

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    XXXXX

    must be the goya

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    neverknow2

    okinawa has topped the world longevity ratings...

    I agree... again...

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