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Japan centenarians reach record high at nearly 100,000

WORLD
12-09-2025 18:14 HKT
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116-year-old Japanese woman Kane Tanaka celebrates during a ceremony to recognise her as the world's oldest person living and world's oldest woman living by the Guinness World Records in Fukuoka, Japan March 9, 2019. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
116-year-old Japanese woman Kane Tanaka celebrates during a ceremony to recognise her as the world's oldest person living and world's oldest woman living by the Guinness World Records in Fukuoka, Japan March 9, 2019. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
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