New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Japan, the land of the rising sun's centenarian population, has reached a record high as the country continues to maintain the world's longest life expectancy, reports said here.
According to data released by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the country set a new record for 55th year in a row as the number of centenarians was 99,763 as of September.
Moreover, women accounted for 88 pc of this total number of centenarians.
'Centenarians' are people who are 100 years old or older. This term is associated with exceptional longevity as the global life expectancy is generally below 100.
The oldest woman living in Japan is Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year old retired obstetrician and gynaecologist by profession ...