More than 100k people in Japan are now aged 100 or older

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2 days agoKurumi Mori,Tokyo correspondentandIssey IzumiGetty ImagesWhen records began in 1963 there were only 153 centenarians in Japan - now there are 107,677The number of people aged 100 or more in Japan has exceeded 100,000 for the first time, according to the health ministry. Figures show Japan is now home to 107,677 centenarians, the highest number in the world, of whom 88% are women. Last year Japan's total fertility rate dropped to a record low of 1. 14.

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