Number of centenarians in Japan top 100,000 for first time

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How it spread - 22 original reports, 2 reprints

1. Tue, 15 September 2026

   8 reports
   • Japan Times04:47first to report
     Number of centenarians in Japan top 100,000 for first time

     The number of centenarians in Japan reached 107,677 this year, up 7,914 from last year. Nearly all of them — 94,298 — were women.

   • RMF24 (Poland)07:55
     W tym kraju żyje ponad 100 tys. stulatków. Minister zdrowia wskazuje kluczowy czynnik

     W tym kraju żyje ponad 100 tys. stulatków. Minister zdrowia wskazuje kluczowy czynnik

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)10:05
     Japan’s centenarian population tops 100,000 for first time

     Number of people aged 100 or older reaches record 107,677, rising for 56th straight year

   • Der Spiegel (Germany)10:38
     Japan: Erstmals sind mehr als 100.000 Menschen älter als 100

     Die Zahl der alten Menschen in Japan steigt, nun ist eine neue Rekordmarke erreicht. Ein langes Leben ist Männern und Frauen dabei nicht gleichermaßen vergönnt.

   • Index.hr (Croatia)11:31
     Japan prvi put ima više od 100.000 stogodišnjaka. Većina su žene

     BROJ stogodišnjaka u Japanu prvi je put premašio 100 tisuća.

   • tportal (Croatia)11:56
     Tajna dugovječnosti? Japan oborio novi rekord po broju stogodišnjaka

     Broj stogodišnjaka u Japanu prvi je put premašio 100.000, objavilo je u utorak ministarstvo zdravstva

     1 reprint

     • N1 Info (Croatia)15 Sept, 12:16their copy
   • 24sata (Croatia)12:53
     Nevjerojatan rekord Japana: Više od 100.000 ljudi ima najmanje 100 godina

     Broj stogodišnjaka u Japanu dosegao je povijesni maksimum, a ministar zdravstva ističe kako je to rezultat napretka medicinske tehnologije i aktivnog stila života. Unatoč tom rekordnom broju, zemlja se suočava s izazovima zbog smanjenja ukupnog stanovništva.

   • BBC News World13:43
     More than 100,000 people in Japan are now aged 100 or older

     Figures show 88% of the centenarians are women as the population continues to age and shrink.

     1 reprint

     • ANSA (Italy)17 Sept, 14:41their copy
2. Wed, 16 September 2026

   1 report
   • NYT World10:12
     Japan Reaches a Unique Milestone, With More Than 100,000 People Aged 100 or Over

     Tetsuo Sato is one of 100,000 Japanese who are now over 100 years old. He plans on celebrating his 107th birthday at a hot springs hotel.

3. Thu, 17 September 2026

   1 report
   • Google News - Top Stories18:56
     This country has over 100,000 people age 100 or older for first time

     This country has over 100,000 people age 100 or older for first time USA Today Japan Reaches a Unique Milestone, With More Than 100,000 People Aged 100 or Over The New York Times For the first time, Japan has more than 100,000 centenarians CNN Japan just hit a new longevity milestone scientificamerican.com Japan has a problematic age gap: 100,000-plus residents are over 100 and the pension system is buckling Fortune

4. Sat, 19 September 2026

   1 report
   • Al Jazeera English04:31
     Japan has record 100,000 people aged over 100: How societies are ageing

     Fewer births and worsening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system.

5. Sun, 20 September 2026

   2 reports
   • rafu.com15:00
     IT PAYS TO KNOW: Miracle of Miracles

     By JUDD MATSUNAGA, ESQ. A hundred years ago, reaching 100 years old would be considered a miracle. Not anymore. According to the Pew Research Center’s January 2024 analysis of Census Bureau projections, the U.S. centenarian population is projected to more than quadruple over the next 30 years, i.e., from approximately 101,000 in 2024 to approximately […]

   • straitstimes.com23:50edited after publishing
     Japan’s elderly makes up record 29%, highest among nations with populations over 40 million

     previouslyJapan’s elderly population makes up record 29%, highest among other nations

     Japan’s elderly population reached a record 29.6%, the highest among nations over 40 million, with projections rising to 36.3% by 2045. Read more at straitstimes.com.

6. Mon, 21 September 2026

   1 report
   • Japan Times05:18
     Japan’s elderly population grows to its largest share yet

     About 36.24 million people — 29.6% of the country's population — are 65 and older, up 20,000 from a year earlier, government data shows.

7. Thu, 1 October 2026

   1 report
   • staradvertiser.com10:05
     Japan’s population includes more than 100,000 people age 100 or older

     There are now more than 100,000 centenarians in Japan, a record for a country famous for its longevity.

8. Sat, 10 October 2026

   1 report
   • Nacional (Croatia)14:44
     TAJNE IZ TOKIJA Zašto Japanke ne stare i ne debljaju se. Evo koje su njihove zdrave navike

     Japanci imaju najduži životni vijek – 82,5 godina i imaju najviše stogodišnjaka na svijetu. Ovi podaci privukli su pozornost stručnjaka koji pokušavaju otkriti u čemu je tajna njihove dugovječnosti, posebno Naomi Moriyu, autoricu knjige “Japanke ne stare i ne debljaju se” (‘Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen’), prenosi […]

9. Mon, 12 October 2026

   2 reports
   • South China Morning Post21:30
     Don’t leave Asia’s ageing debate until it’s too late

     Last month, Japan’s internal affairs ministry released its yearly data ahead of Respect for the Aged Day. People aged 65 and over now make up a record 29.6 per cent of the population. But the figure I keep coming back to was this: 9.43 million Japanese workers were 65 or older last year, about 13.8 per cent of everyone with a job. Members of Japan’s older population are not simply retired. A large part are still at work and some of those people are the ones businesses depend on. The...

   • newsonjapan.com22:30
     Late-Life Divorce in Japan Reaches Record High

     The proportion of divorces involving couples married for at least 20 years has reached a record high in Japan, driven by greater financial independence among women and longer life expectancy, with women initiating an estimated 70% to 80% of late-life separations.

10. Fri, 16 October 2026

    1 report
    • ibtimes.com15:09
      Japan Medical Provider Failures Reach Record 59 in January–September

      Clinic and dental practice failures rise as succession problems intensify, putting the annual total on course to exceed the 2025 record.

11. Thu, 22 October 2026

    1 report
    • thepeninsulaqatar.com11:12
      Ageing Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents

      Nanmoku, Japan: In a misty mountain village in Japan, residents recently welcomed unlikely guests from a Peruvian district along the Amazon River, see...

12. Wed, 4 November 2026

    1 report
    • Anadolu Agency (AA)07:39
      Japan’s births rise for 1st time in 11 years, but population crisis persists

      Births increase 0.4% in first half of 2026, while fertility rate remains at record low of 1.14

13. Thu, 5 November 2026

    1 report
    • Japan Times02:24
      Births in Japan edge up 0.4% in January-June, thanks to Tokyo

      This is the first increase in the first half in 11 years, with the capital's 4.7% jump in births being the highest among all prefectures.