Nearly one in 1,500 in Japan is a centenarian

Far more Japanese women are reaching the age of 100 as women represent 88% of all centenarians in the country.

Passersby wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk at Kabukicho entertainment and shopping district in Tokyo, Japan March 27, 2020

(photo credit: REUTERS/ISSEI KATO)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 01:21

Nearly one in 1,500 in Japan is a centenarian

Far more Japanese women are reaching the age of 100 as women represent 88% of all centenarians in the country.

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Nearly one in 1,500 in Japan is a centenarian

Far more Japanese women are reaching the age of 100 as women represent 88% of all centenarians in the country.

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