The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.

Setting a new record for the 55th year in a row, the number of centenarians in Japan was 99,763 as of September, the health ministry said on Friday. Of that total, women accounted for an overwhelming 88%.

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    9 hours ago

    Even if true it’s unsustainable if people are going to say it’s an all fish diet. Oceans are cooked already because of us.

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      Remember when we thought it was Olive oil and salads? Or when it was…

      Turned out it was universal healthcare?

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          Yes. Universal healthcare is highly correlated with life expectancy even when controlling for a shitload of other variables. This is like the host studied thing on the planet and the science is not controversial.

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            I only know of one country worth talking about without universal healthcare, so the rest of us can and should discuss other aspects of this question.