randon31415,

I had some relatives that lied about their birth date making them seem older so that they could join the arm forces (strange, if things like that were possible now it would be younger to escape them). Maybe some of these people at 14 suddenly became 18 year Olds to fight in WW2 or the Russian-Japan war before that.

agent_flounder,
@agent_flounder@lemmy.one avatar

So the 112 year old is instead a youthful 108?

We have folks in the US that also lied about their age. They’re almost all dead now. So… Yeah.

scytale,

If it’s about diet, then what’s so special? African countries have simple and natural diet too, why doesn’t that work?

Quality of life in Japan vs an African country isn’t comparable. It’s a combination of a healthier diet and higher standard of living. Also, it isn’t unlikely that some of those people’s ages aren’t accurate.

Durotar,
@Durotar@lemmy.ml avatar

Good genetics and a lot of luck.

scarabic,

Yep everyone will trot out their favorite health gimmick to answer this. Or highlight their favorite narrow aspect of Japanese culture or lifestyle. But genetics is the overwhelming factor, much though that serves no one’s narrative.

Matte,

first of all, you gotta be a lady

then they say fish helps a lot apparently

xXxBigJeffreyxXx,

Probably doesn’t help that all fish are now chock full of PFAS

aBundleOfFerrets,

Hey now, we only know that pfas cause nerological disorders in children and that they don’t go away and are difficult/expensive to filter at scale, maybe they make you live forever, too.

JokeDeity,

They don’t eat McDonald’s for every meal and argue for every conversation.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Radiation has given the Japanese superpowers. Take that, America!

Neutrino,

Literally the plot of Godzilla.

ThatOneDudeFromOhio,

Number 1 and Number 12 for sure have a feud.

skillissuer,
@skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

sketchy, badly maintaned birth records do a thing

CazRaX,

Also the whole missing centenarians thing they have going. 100+ year old people that haven’t been seen or heard from in years or even decades still marked as alive when most are long dead.

2d,
@2d@kbin.social avatar

One theory I saw recently which no one has yet discussed is their higher average step count. Walking is good for you.

iHUNTcriminals,

Pretty sure it was revealed that it was child’s blood from abortions remember?

Mereo,

Simple answer? Their balanced siet. They eat a lot of fish and greens with not too much fat.

stebo02,
@stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

probably just genetics

maybe something in their culture could also play a part?

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