South Koreans wake up younger – with 63-year-old turning 61 again

Traditionally, South Koreans turn one on the day they are born – and another year older when the calendar hits January 1

South Koreans have woken up younger – after a new law that changes how people count their ages was adopted (Lee Jin-man/AP)

South Koreans have woken up younger – after a new law that changes how people count their ages was adopted.

The country’s previous age-counting method made people a year or two older than they really are – with Wednesday’s change formalising the international method as standard in administrative and civil laws.