{
  "id": 7543866,
  "title": "Japan records more than 100,000 centenarians for first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/japan-records-more-than-100-000-centenarians-for-first-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T11:33:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/world/japan-records-more-than-100000-centenarians-for-first-time/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Japan has achieved a historic demographic milestone. The population of people aged 100 or older has surpassed 100,000 for the first time. The Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare announced Tuesday that the number rose for the fifty sixth consecutive year. The total reached 107,677 in September. This […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}