Centenarians in Japan total record 23,000

Centenarians in Japan total record 23,000

TOKYO, Japan - Ura Koyama (file photo), of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, is the oldest person in Japan at 114. The number of centenarians in Japan will total a record 23,038 by the end of this month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Sept. 14 ahead of Sept. 20 Respect for the Aged Day.

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