Japanese centenarians reached 40,399 in 2009 according to government data

"Government data show that the estimated number of centenarians in Japan reached 40,399 in September last year, topping the 40,000 threshold for the first time."


Source: Gov't moves to determine situation of elderly people
Tuesday 3rd August,2010
http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-moves-to-determine-situation-of-elderly-people