I just read today on my iPod that the Japanese population over 100 year-old had passed 40,000 ! And most of them are women.
I was quite surprised. I was expecting a few thousands but not that much. It has doubled in the last six years and, according to U.N. projections, it will nearly reach the million by 2050. It is true that Japan has a quickly aging population and that their life expectency is greater than the average north american... but that's a lot of very old people. Japan must really prepare for the coming health-care and retirement crisis that it is likely to face soon. Many developped nation will eventually experience a similar problem (although not as acute as it is the case in Japan). Hopefully, the new Japanese government will find ways to prepare for such a situation....
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