Japan has 20,000 residents over the age of 100.

According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the life expetency in Japan is 84.41 years for a woman, and 77.63 years for a man. That compares with 80.05 years for a woman and 74.37 years for a man in the States.

As stated in the news article, Japan is increasingly concerned about caring for the elderly. That issue also awaits us in the U.S., as Congress now tries to pass a bill implementing a prescription drug benefit under Medicare.