Posted by bookofjoe 23 hours ago
Certainly life span is long in Japan even if some of the centenarians aren't really that old.
This is the comparison that makes the number standout.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori
these old people are gunna be kinda fucked
Rather die straight up in my 70s or 80s with a quick death VS be 100+ and not be able to do shit and watch as my body slowly falls apart and starts failing me.
Trust works both ways. There's also the trust that nobody will report anyone for the fraud, especially if it is widespread and normalized.
However, it would not surprise me if Japan actually did have high life expectancy rates because several other statistics seem to correlate with that, including low obesity, and universal access to healthcare.
The logical conclusion is fraud.
It was already seen over a decade ago: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11258071
I mean, clearly not all centarians in Japan are actually dead. But I think it's fairly straightforward that the numbers of super-elderly are inflated.