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  • Record Number of Japanese Live to 100 or More

    09/10/2002 12:54:28 PM PDT · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 8 replies · 272+ views
    Reuters ^ | 9/10/02
    Hitting the age of 100 need not mean you quit work or stop pacing the fairway, according to a Japanese government survey released on Tuesday. A 100-year-old woman farmer who modeled in an advert and a 99-year-old man who plays golf regularly are picked as examples of active old age in a Health Ministry report on the country's centenarians. The report also says the number of people aged 100 or over hit a record high this year -- a sharp reminder of the graying of Japan's population. Birthrates are tumbling, raising concerns that pension obligations could become unmanageable. The number...