Japan’s Centenarian Boom and Aging Crisis | Global News

Japan just hit a major milestone: over 107,000 people now live to be 100 or more — up from just 153 in 1963. The vast majority are women, with the oldest at 114. This longevity boom is fueled by healthy diets, active lifestyles, and medical advances — but it’s straining Japan’s social systems as its population ages rapidly and birth rates plummet. With projections of a 30% population drop by 2070, the government struggles to balance low birth rates, high childcare costs, and resistance to immigration — all while navigating past record-keeping issues that once cast doubt on these numbers.

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