日本百歲老人人數超6.7萬 連續47年增長
The number of centenarians in Japan has hit another record high, government figures revealed.
日本政府數據顯示，該國百歲以上老人數量再創新高。There were an estimated 67,824 people aged 100 or older in the country as of Sept 15, up 2,132 from 2016.
截至9月15日，據估計，日本有67824名100歲（含）以上老人，較2016年增加了2132人。The total has reached a record high for 47 consecutive years since 1971, when there were only 339 centenarians.
自1971年以來，日本百歲以上人口總數連續47年創歷史新高。1971年日本只有339名百歲以上老人。
The survey again shows that women outlive men, with female centenarians accounting for 87.9% of the total.
這一調查再次表明女性比男性長壽，女性佔百歲以上老人總數的87.9%。The oldest Japanese woman is Nabi Tajima, 117, who lives in Kikai, Kagoshima Prefecture.
日本最長壽的女性爲居住在鹿兒島縣喜界町、現年117歲的田島娜比。Masazo Nonaka, a 112-year-old who lives in Ashoro, Hokkaido, is the oldest Japanese man.
最高壽的男性爲居住在北海道足寄町、現年112歲的野中正造。Shimane Prefecture leads all 47 prefectures with 97.54 centenarians per 100,000 residents, followed by 92.11 and 91.26 for Tottori and Kochi prefectures, respectively.
島根縣每10萬居民中就有百歲以上老人97.54人，在日本47個都道府縣中居首，其次是鳥取縣（92.11人）和高知縣（91.26人）。
