Japan’s 100K Centenarians and the Aging Crisis | Irvine News

Japan just hit a historic milestone: over 107,000 centenarians, with nearly 90% women, including the world’s oldest at 114. Celebrated on Respect the Aged Day, this longevity boom is credited to medicine, diet, and lifestyle—but it masks deeper crises: plummeting birthrates, youth rejecting marriage due to financial strain, and looming population collapse by 2070. The government scrambles to balance pride in aging with the sober reality of an aging, shrinking society.

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