Japanese government data revealed on Sunday that the number of people aged 100 or older in Japan reached a new high at 95,119, marking an annual increase for the 54th consecutive year.
According to the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry, this figure reflects a rise of 2,980 from the previous year, with females making up 88.3 per cent, totalling 83,958 centenarians.
The average number of centenarians per 100,000 people in the country was 76.49.
Shimane had the highest proportion by prefecture, with 159.5 centenarians per 100,000 people, marking the 12th year in a row that it led the list. Following Shimane were Kochi at 154.20 and Kagoshima at 130.73.
In 1963, Japan had 153 centenarians, and the number grew to over 1,000 in 1981, 10,000 in 1998, 50,000 in 2012, and 90,000 in 2022.