The number of centenarians has increased continuously for 49 years

[49 years of continuous growth in the number of centenarians] The third Monday in September is Japan’s "Respect for the Aged Day". Recently, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that by this year’s Day of Respect for the Aged, the number of elderly people over 100 in Japan will reach 71,238, an increase of 1,463 over last year, the first time more than 70,000 people, an increase of 49 consecutive years, of which 88% are women. The top three centenarians are Zhizhi, Kagoshima and Daogen counties, while the lowest are Saitama, Aichi and Chiba counties. The oldest woman in China is Grandma Tanaka of Fukuoka City, 116 years old.
In Japan, centenarians are usually rewarded by the state, with the Prime Minister personally issuing a certificate and a small silver bowl. Centenarians celebrate by tasting rice wine in silver bowls.