A: Hey there! Guess what? Did you know Japan's got over 99,000 centenarians now? That's a new record, and it's been like this for 55 years straight!
B: Wow, really? I didn't know that. Is that a lot?
A: Yeah, it is! And here's something interesting: there are more female centenarians than males. The oldest woman in Japan is 114-year-old Kagawa Shigeko from Nara Prefecture, and the oldest man is 111-year-old Mizuno Kiyotaka from Shizuoka Prefecture.
B: That's amazing! I wonder which prefecture has the highest number of centenarians.
A: Well, Western Japan's Shimane Prefecture has the highest proportion. They've held this title for 13 years straight! There are around 168 centenarians per 100,000 people there. Kochi and Tottori prefectures follow closely behind.
B: Wow, really? I didn't know that. Is that a lot?
A: Yeah, it is! And here's something interesting: there are more female centenarians than males. The oldest woman in Japan is 114-year-old Kagawa Shigeko from Nara Prefecture, and the oldest man is 111-year-old Mizuno Kiyotaka from Shizuoka Prefecture.
B: That's amazing! I wonder which prefecture has the highest number of centenarians.
A: Well, Western Japan's Shimane Prefecture has the highest proportion. They've held this title for 13 years straight! There are around 168 centenarians per 100,000 people there. Kochi and Tottori prefectures follow closely behind.
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Summary
Japan has recorded over 99,000 centenarians for 55 years, with more female centenarians than males. The oldest woman is Kagawa Shigeko (114) from Nara Prefecture, and the oldest man is Mizuno Kiyotaka (111) from Shizuoka Prefecture. Western Japan's Shimane Prefecture has the highest proportion of