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  "id": 7493829,
  "title": "Japan's Centenarian Population Tops 100,000 for 1st Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/japans-centenarian-population-tops-100-000-for-1st-time-7493829",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T06:20:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091500468/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--The number of people aged 100 or over in Japan stood at 107,677 as of Sept. 1, topping 100,000 for the first time since statistics began in 1963, the health ministry said Tuesday. The centenarian population hit a record high for the 56th consecutive year. According to data based on the basic resident register, this year's figure was up by 7,914 from the prev...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Japan’s Centenarian Population Tops 100,000 for 1st Time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/japans-centenarian-population-tops-100-000-for-1st-time",
        "published": "2026-09-15T06:35:52.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}