Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high (AP)

2010 July 28
by Cora Coid

Elderly people work out with wooden dumb-bells at a temple in Tokyo in September 2008. Japanese people are living longer than ever, with the average life expectancy now a world-record 86.44 years for women and 79.59 years for men, the health and welfare ministry said Monday.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AP – Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday.

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