X-Message-Number: 27036
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:08:50 -0700
From: Olaf Henny <>
Subject: Japan's Centenarians
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On a positive note, the following announcement was in our local 

Paper today:

Quote:

JAPAN

25,606 people aged 100

TOKYO - The number of centenarians is expected to reach a record 

25,606 by Sept. 30, up 2,568 from last year, Japan's Health, Labour 

and welfare Ministry said yesterday.  Women accounted for 21,820 

centenarians.

Unquote

 

That is a whopping increase of 10 % in one year!  

If that is a trend, I want to join up.  At that rate there will 406,200 in 

"my age group" in Japan, by the time I will be 100 (in 29  years) :o).

 

Best,

Olaf

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