"The Japanese Ministry of Health announced on the eve of the Day of Respect for the Elderly that the number of centenarians in the country has reached a record 99,763 people," the article says.

The published figures are based on data from the population registration system as of September 1, 2025. They showed an increase in the number of centenarian citizens by 4,644 people compared to the same period in 2024, which became a new record, which is being set for the 55th year in a row.

"There were 87,784 women among the centenarians, which is about 88% of the total number," the publication says.

According to the publication, the number of Japanese people aged 100 years and older has been steadily increasing since the Japanese government began keeping such records in 1963. At that time, only 153 people who had reached the age of one hundred were registered, while in 2022 their number already exceeded 90 thousand. iz.ru.