Why do people live longer in Japan?
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Why are Japanese people living so long? Can we learn any lessons from them?
How long do people live to in Japan?
What is the average life expectancy in Japan?
Japanese women have a life expectancy of 87.3 years – the second highest in the world after Hong Kong – while male life expectancy in Japan is the third highest internationally, well ahead of the US and UK.
In this article, we look at some of the possible reasons why Japan has an average life expectancy so much higher than most other co...
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