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Japan breaks record with over 100K people who are at least 100 years old

The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan surpassed a record 100,000 this year, underscoring the country’s rapidly aging and declining population.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from NY Post says: The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan surpassed a record 100,000 this year, underscoring the country’s rapidly aging and declining population.

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  • Primary source: NY Post
  • Published: Sep 16, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: World
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  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Sep 16, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC
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