The number of people who became 20 years old, the legal age of adulthood in Japan, in 2010 totaled about 1.24 million, down around 30,000 from a year earlier and hitting a record low for the fourth consecutive year against the backdrop of a continued low birthrate, according to the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry.
Ceremonies and commemorative events for the new adults -- about 630,000 men and around 610,000 women as of Jan. 1 -- were held nationwide Monday marking Coming-of-Age Day, a national holiday in Japan.
The number of new adults was about half the peak of around 2.46 million in 1970 and accounted for 0.97 percent of Japan's total population, down 0.03 point from a year earlier and dropping below 1 percent for the first time since the government began taking the statistics in 1968.
No. of new adults in Japan totals 1.24 million, at fresh record low+
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