Over 90,000 Centenarians in Japan

A centenarian is person who is at least 100 years old. As of September 1, 2022, the number of centenarians in Japan is 90,526, which is an increase of 4,016 from the previous year.  Women account for the majority of centenarians in Japan, with a ratio of 89%. In 1963, there were 153 Japanese centenarians total! The number climbed past 1,000 in 1981, and tipped 10,000 in 1998.

The oldest woman in Japan is 115 year old Tasumi Fusa, who lives in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture. The oldest man is Nakamura Shigeru, aged 111, who lives in Jisekikogen, Hiroshima Prefecture. There tends to be more centenarians per 100,000 in the western prefectures.  The prefecture with the highest ratio of centenarians per 100,000 is Shimane with 142.4.  The prefecture with the lowest is Saitama with 43.6 per 100,000.