Japan
A national search uncovers 200 missing Japanese centenarians so far.
Sources: AFP via France24 BBC IOL Japan Today
Sources: AFP via France24 BBC IOL Japan Today
The Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, to Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan, is completed.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies at the age of 101.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone celebrates his 100th birthday.
Japanese police arrest a leading mob figure, Tadashi Irie, third-in-command of the Yamaguchi-gumi.