When pressure builds up, or tectonic plates shift, or where the crust is thin, volcanoes can erupt. There are 1,511 known volcanoes, 500 of which are active. Every now and then, a new one forms, as happened in 1943 in Paricutin, Mexico.
The average life expectancy for Japanese men is 80.5 years of age, while for women, life expectancy was calculated at 86.83 years of age, Fuji TV reported Friday.
The nearest thing to a real-life refuge from the ravages of old age and death is here on the Japanese island of Okinawa in the East China Sea. The Japanese live longer than anyone else, and Okinawans live longer than anyone else in Japan.The Japanese government says 457 Okinawans are at least 100 years old  34.7 centenarians for every 100,000 islanders, highest ratio in the world. The USA has about 10 centenarians for every 100,000 people.Life expectancy is 81.2 years on Okinawa, longest in the world.he Japanese live longer than anyone else, and Okinawans live longer than anyone else in Japan. The Japanese government says 457 Okinawans are at least 100 years old  34.7 centenarians for every 100,000 islanders, highest ratio in the world.