Japan hits a new record: More than 100,000 people are 100 or older

For the first time ever, the number of centenarians in Japan has passed the 100,000 mark.

There is big news coming out of Japan today. For the first time in history, there are more than 100,000 people living in the country who are 100 years old or older. These people are known as centenarians. That is just a fancy word for someone who has lived for at least 100 years. Japan has been keeping track of this for a long time. They started counting in 1963. Back then, there were only 153 people who were 100 or older. The numbers have been going up every year since then. Experts say this is happening because of a few things. People in Japan generally have a healthy diet and good healt…