Japan's Centenarians Reach 99,763, Breaking Record for 55 Yrs in Row

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Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)–The number of centenarians in Japan reached 99,763 as of Sept. 1, hitting a new record high for the 55th consecutive year, the health ministry said Friday. The ministry compiled the figure based on basic resident register data. Of the total, which went up by 4,644 from a year earlier, women accounted for 87,784, or about 88 pct. The number of centenarians in…