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Centenarians in Japan number record 28,395

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, from the town of Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, the oldest person in Japan at 113, smiles as she receives flowers at a home for the aged at her native town on Sept. 15. As Japan greets the Respect-for-the Aged Day on Sept. 18, centenarians across the country number a record 28,395, comprising 4,150 men and 24,245 women.

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Centenarians in Japan number record 28,395

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tomoji Tanabe, from Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, who turns 111 on Sept. 18, the Respect-for-the Aged Day is Japan's oldest man. Tanabe is looking forward to receiving a courtesy call by Miyakonojo Mayor Makoto Nagamine on that day. Centenarians across Japan number a record 28,395, comprising 4,150 men and 24,245 women. (Kyodo)

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Centenarians in Japan number record 28,395

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, from the town of Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, the oldest person in Japan at 113, smiles as she receives flowers at a home for the aged at her native town on Sept. 15. As Japan greets the Respect-for-the Aged Day on Sept. 18, centenarians across the country number a record 28,395, comprising 4,150 men and 24,245 women. (Kyodo)