By 1981, this number had already exceeded one thousand
By 1981, this number had already exceeded one thousand, reaching ten thousand by 1998 and fifty thousand by 2012, according to the Japan Times.
Coverage (4 sources)
- Researchers have cracked the secret of Japanese longevity - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- More than 100 thousand people aged 100 and older recorded in Japan for the first time — Вечерняя Москва
- 100 years old is no longer rare. Japan counted more than 100 thousand centenarians — Фонтанка
- Number of centenarians in Japan exceeded 100,000 for the first time — Коммерсантъ