Posted by bookofjoe 9/13/2025
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.
At least if you're alive, you've probably got the option to end it if you make that decision, but once you're dead that's it (not allowing for reincarnation).
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori
these old people are gunna be kinda fucked
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.