The legend of the people of wa
The number of Japanese residents who have turned more than 100 years old has exceeded 60 thousand people
The land of the rising sun continues to be among the states whose inhabitants live much longer than everyone else. The Japanese set a new record for the number of centenarians - the number of residents of the country who turned more than 100 years old exceeded 60 thousand people.
Japanese centenarians have been counted annually since 1963: on the eve of the national holiday, the Day of Respect for Old Age, which is celebrated on the third Monday of September (September 14, 2015), the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare prepares a corresponding statistical report. In 2015, the Japanese old men again set a demographic record: there were already 61.5 thousand residents who crossed the 100-year mark. And this is 4 thousand centenarians more than it was a year ago. And the most striking thing is the rate at which the number of centenarians is growing.
In 1963, when such statistics began to be kept, there were only 153 people in the country over 100 years old. In 1998, there were already more than 10 thousand such people, in 2003 - 20 thousand. In the Chinese chronicle of the III century "The Legend of the people of Wa", which tells about the ancient Japanese, it is mentioned: "among them there are many centenarians of 80, 90 and even 100 years." And then and today, life expectancy in Japan is one of the highest in the world (76 years for men, 82 years for women). Among those who have lived longer than a century, 87.3% are women. The oldest Japanese woman Nabi Tajima turned 115 years old – the lady was born in 1900. The oldest Japanese man listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest man on the planet– Koide Yasutaro, 3 years younger than her. In general, out of 100 thousand Japanese, 48 people manage to live longer than 100 years. The hundredth birthday is an occasion to receive gifts and congratulations not only from family and friends, but also from the government of Japan. On their 100th anniversary, Japanese citizens receive a silver jug for rice sake vodka worth approximately 7000 yen ($ 65) as a gift.
In 2016, the Japanese budget will spend about $ 2,100,000 on the purchase of such pitchers. And, taking into account forecasts, some economical representatives of the Japanese government are already making proposals to replace gifts for the 100th anniversary with something less expensive.Portal "Eternal youth" http://vechnayamolodost.ru
14.09.2015