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- Japan's Health and Welfare Ministry reported 107,677 centenarians on Sept. 15, surpassing 100,000.
- Health Minister Kenichiro Ueno credited medical advances, diet and social safety nets for longer lives.
- National Institute of Population and Social Security Research projects Japan’s population will fall to 87 million by 2070.
- The institute expects nearly 40 % of the 2070 population to be 65 or older.