No. of Japanese centenarians exceeds 60,000

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2015, in the central Japanese city of Nagoya shows 112-year-old Yasutaro Koide, who has been recognized as the world's oldest living male by Guinness World Records. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry reported on Sept. 11, 2015, that the number of centenarians in Japan has exceeded 60,000 for the first time since comparable data became available in 1963. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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