List of Japanese supercentenarians
These are lists of Japanese supercentenarians (people from Japan who have attained the age of at least 110 years). The Gerontology Research Group (GRG), an organization that tracks supercentenarians and validates their ages, has verified age claims for over 300 such old people from Japan. The oldest Japanese person on record is Nabi Tajima who died on 21 April 2018 aged 117 years, 260 days (the oldest man on record is Jiroemon Kimura who died on 12 June 2013 aged 116 years, 54 days). As of 16 May 2024, the oldest living person in Japan as well as the world is Kane Tanaka, born 2 January 1903, age 121 years, 135 days (the oldest living man is Masazō Nonaka, born 25 July 1905, age 118 years, 296 days).
Living Japanese supercentenarians
No. | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 16 May 2024 | Prefecture of birth | Prefecture of residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kane Tanaka[1] | F | 2 January 1903 | 121 years, 135 days | (unknown) | Fukuoka |
2 | Shimoe Akiyama[1] | F | 19 May 1903 | 120 years, 363 days | (unknown) | Aichi |
3 | Shin Matsushita[1] | F | 30 March 1904 | 120 years, 47 days | (unknown) | Miyagi |
4 | Shigeyo Nakachi[1] | F | 1 February 1905 | 119 years, 105 days | (unknown) | Saga |
5 | Haruno Yamashita[1] | F | 19 February 1905 | 119 years, 87 days | (unknown) | Fukuoka |
6 | Kame Ganeko[1] | F | 10 April 1905 | 119 years, 36 days | (unknown) | Okinawa |
7 | Anonymous of Kyoto[1] | F | 16 July 1905 | 118 years, 305 days | (unknown) | Kyoto |
8 | Masazō Nonaka[1] | M | 25 July 1905 | 118 years, 296 days | Hokkaidō | Hokkaidō |
9 | Osugi Sogo[1] | F | 13 August 1905 | 118 years, 277 days | (unknown) | Ehime |
10 | Tsukimi Kishi[1] | F | 31 August 1905 | 118 years, 259 days | (unknown) | Tochigi |
11 | Kura Bingo[1] | F | 20 October 1905 | 118 years, 209 days | (unknown) | Nara |
12 | Kimi Asanuma[1] | F | 3 November 1905 | 118 years, 195 days | (unknown) | Tokyo |
Mina Kitagawa[1] | F | 3 November 1905 | 118 years, 195 days | (unknown) | Shiga | |
14 | Misao Uemura[1] | F | 7 November 1905 | 118 years, 191 days | (unknown) | Shiga |
15 | Kiku Aoyama[2] | F | 4 September 1906 | 117 years, 255 days | (unknown) | Hokkaidō |
16 | Natsu Kotsuka[3] | F | 18 October 1906 | 117 years, 211 days | (unknown) | Yamanashi |
17 | Seki Inagaki[2] | F | 4 November 1906 | 117 years, 194 days | (unknown) | Hokkaidō |
18 | Tsunahei Ogawa[4] | M | 9 January 1907 | 117 years, 128 days | (unknown) | Nagasaki |
19 | Kaoru Ueda[5] | F | 10 January 1907 | 117 years, 127 days | (unknown) | Osaka |
20 | Tari Chiba[6] | F | 19 January 1907 | 117 years, 118 days | (unknown) | Hokkaidō |
21 | Sumie Yabune[7] | F | 5 February 1907 | 117 years, 101 days | (unknown) | Wakayama |
22 | Kameo Oya[8] | M | 12 February 1907 | 117 years, 94 days | (unknown) | Ōita |
23 | Kikue Tanaka[9] | F | 25 February 1907 | 117 years, 81 days | (unknown) | Kagoshima |
24 | Sanae Uchiyama[4] | F | 27 February 1907 | 117 years, 79 days | (unknown) | Nagasaki |
25 | Tame Yamaguchi[10] | F | 20 March 1907 | 117 years, 57 days | (unknown) | Miyazaki |
26 | Sumire Hishikawa[11] | F | 21 April 1907 | 117 years, 25 days | (unknown) | Mie |
100 oldest Japanese people ever
Deceased
Living
†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of 16 May 2024
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age [†] | Prefecture of birth | Prefecture of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nabi Tajima[1] | F | 4 August 1900 | 21 April 2018 | 117 years, 260 days | Kagoshima | Kagoshima |
2 | Chiyo Miyako[1] | F | 2 May 1901 | 22 July 2018 | 117 years, 81 days | Wakayama | Kanagawa |
3 | Misao Okawa[1] | F | 5 March 1898 | 1 April 2015 | 117 years, 27 days | Osaka | Osaka |
4 | Tane Ikai[12] | F | 18 January 1879 | 12 July 1995 | 116 years, 175 days | Aichi | Aichi |
5 | Jiroemon Kimura[1] | M | 19 April 1897 | 12 June 2013 | 116 years, 54 days | Kyoto | Kyoto |
6 | Kane Tanaka[1] | F | 2 January 1903 | Living | 121 years, 135 days | (unknown) | Living in Fukuoka |
7 | Anonymous of Tokyo[1] | F | 15 March 1900 | 27 September 2015 | 115 years, 196 days | (unknown) | Tokyo |
8 | Shimoe Akiyama[1] | F | 19 May 1903 | Living | 120 years, 363 days | (unknown) | Living in Aichi |
9 | Koto Okubo[13] | F | 24 December 1897 | 12 January 2013 | 115 years, 19 days | Tokyo | Kanagawa |
10 | Chiyono Hasegawa[1] | F | 20 November 1896 | 2 December 2011 | 115 years, 12 days | Saga | Saga |
11 | Kama Chinen[1] | F | 10 May 1895 | 2 May 2010 | 114 years, 357 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
12 | Kiyoko Ishiguro[1] | F | 4 March 1901 | 5 December 2015 | 114 years, 276 days | (unknown) | Kanagawa |
13 | Yukie Hino[1] | F | 17 April 1902 | 13 January 2017 | 114 years, 271 days | (unknown) | Niigata |
14 | Hide Ohira[12] | F | 15 September 1880 | 9 May 1995 | 114 years, 236 days | Wakayama | Wakayama |
15 | Yone Minagawa[14] | F | 4 January 1893 | 13 August 2007 | 114 years, 221 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
16 | Ura Koyama[12] | F | 30 August 1890 | 5 April 2005 | 114 years, 218 days | Hiroshima | Fukuoka |
17 | Iso Nakamura[1] | F | 23 April 1903 | 23 November 2017 | 114 years, 214 days | Ishikawa | Ishikawa |
18 | Mitsue Toyoda[1] | F | 15 February 1902 | 25 August 2016 | 114 years, 192 days | (unknown) | Ōita |
19 | Tase Matsunaga[12] | F | 11 May 1884 | 18 November 1998 | 114 years, 191 days | Niigata | Tokyo |
20 | Yukichi Chuganji[12] | M | 23 March 1889 | 28 September 2003 | 114 years, 189 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
21 | Kame Nakamura[15] | F | 8 March 1898 | 12 September 2012 | 114 years, 188 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
22 | Mitoyo Kawate[12] | F | 15 May 1889 | 13 November 2003 | 114 years, 182 days | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
23 | Toshie Yorimitsu | F | 30 September 1901 | 28 February 2016 | 114 years, 151 days | Kōchi | Okinawa |
24 | Shin Matsushita[1] | F | 30 March 1904 | Living | 120 years, 47 days | (unknown) | Living in Miyagi |
25 | Tae Ito[1] | F | 11 July 1903 | 13 November 2017 | 114 years, 125 days | (unknown) | Iwate |
26 | Chiyo Shiraishi[12] | F | 6 August 1895 | 19 November 2009 | 114 years, 105 days | Fukushima | Ibaraki |
27 | Asa Takii[12] | F | 28 April 1884 | 31 July 1998 | 114 years, 94 days | Hiroshima | Hiroshima |
28 | Waka Shirahama[12] | F | 23 March 1878 | 16 June 1992 | 114 years, 85 days | Kagoshima | Miyazaki |
29 | Suekiku Miyanaga[12] | F | 7 April 1884 | 20 June 1998 | 114 years, 74 days | (unknown) | Kagoshima |
30 | Shige Hirooka[16] | F | 16 January 1897 | 29 March 2011 | 114 years, 72 days | (unknown) | Osaka |
31 | Tomoe Iwata[1] | F | 25 March 1904 | 13 April 2018 | 114 years, 19 days | (unknown) | Iwate |
32 | Tane Yonekura[1] | F | 2 May 1904 | 19 May 2018 | 114 years, 17 days | (unknown) | Kagoshima |
33 | Yoshiyo Bessho[1] | F | 1 April 1904 | 8 April 2018 | 114 years, 7 days | (unknown) | Okayama |
34 | Hatsue Ono[15] | F | 31 October 1898 | 17 October 2012 | 113 years, 352 days | Iwate | Hokkaidō |
35 | Yasu Akino[12] | F | 1 March 1885 | 12 February 1999 | 113 years, 348 days | (unknown) | Shizuoka |
36 | Tsuneyo Toyonaga[1] | F | 21 May 1894 | 22 February 2008 | 113 years, 277 days | (unknown) | Kōchi |
37 | Tomoji Tanabe[17] | M | 18 September 1895 | 19 June 2009 | 113 years, 274 days | Miyazaki | Miyazaki |
38 | Mitsue Nagasaki[1] | F | 18 September 1899 | 17 June 2013 | 113 years, 272 days | Kumamoto | Hiroshima |
39 | Shizue Nagata[1] | F | 25 July 1903 | 12 April 2017 | 113 years, 261 days | (unknown) | Kumamoto |
Teru Oshiro[18] | F | 10 May 1904 | 26 January 2018 | 113 years, 261 days | (unknown) | Okinawa | |
40 | Hatsuno Goto[1] | F | 1 September 1903 | 15 May 2017 | 113 years, 256 days | (unknown) | Tokyo |
41 | Tsurue Amou[1] | F | 1 March 1904 | 6 November 2017 | 113 years, 250 days | (unknown) | Tokushima |
42 | Hisa Arai[1] | F | 10 September 1904 | 4 May 2018 | 113 years, 236 days | (unknown) | Gifu |
43 | Shitsu Nakano[14] | F | 1 January 1894 | 19 August 2007 | 113 years, 230 days | Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
44 | Shigeyo Nakachi[1] | F | 1 February 1905 | Living | 119 years, 105 days | (unknown) | Living in Saga |
45 | Kiku Usami[1] | F | 1 September 1904 | 26 February 2018 | 113 years, 178 days | (unknown) | Niigata |
46 | Haruno Yamashita[1] | F | 19 February 1905 | Living | 119 years, 87 days | (unknown) | Living in Fukuoka |
47 | Masa Iseri[1] | F | 19 September 1902 | 5 March 2016 | 113 years, 168 days | (unknown) | Kumamoto |
48 | Koito Furukawa[1] | F | 8 May 1901 | 11 October 2014 | 113 years, 156 days | (unknown) | Tokushima |
49 | Katsue Hiraishi[1] | F | 9 June 1904 | 6 November 2017 | 113 years, 150 days | (unknown) | Tokushima |
50 | Yoshino Tanaka[1] | F | 3 March 1900 | 30 July 2013 | 113 years, 149 days | Okinawa | Nagasaki |
51 | Terue Ashida[1] | F | 20 September 1899 | 15 February 2013 | 113 years, 148 days | Hyōgo | Hyōgo |
52 | Komiya Miyazaki[1] | F | 20 August 1897 | 4 January 2011 | 113 years, 137 days | (unknown) | Hiroshima |
53 | Mise Ito[12] | F | 6 November 1890 | 18 March 2004 | 113 years, 133 days | (unknown) | Shizuoka |
54 | Jun Kitamasu[1] | F | 2 March 1900 | 11 July 2013 | 113 years, 131 days | (unknown) | Hiroshima |
55 | Kame Ganeko[1] | F | 10 April 1905 | Living | 119 years, 36 days | (unknown) | Living in Okinawa |
56 | Kaku Yamanaka[1] | F | 11 December 1894 | 5 April 2008 | 113 years, 116 days | Aichi | Aichi |
57 | Sue Utagawa[12] | F | 19 January 1884 | 4 May 1997 | 113 years, 105 days | Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi |
58 | Niwa Kawamoto[12] | F | 5 August 1863 | 16 November 1976 | 113 years, 103 days | (unknown) | Shiga |
59 | Tome Takaoka[15] | F | 1 January 1899 | 12 April 2012 | 113 years, 102 days | (unknown) | Ibaraki |
60 | Masayo Ito | F | 1 October 1902 | 6 January 2016 | 113 years, 97 days | (unknown) | Miyagi |
61 | Kame Takamiyagi[15] | F | 10 June 1899 | 10 September 2012 | 113 years, 92 days | (unknown) | Okinawa |
62 | Chiyono Ohta[1] | F | 1 November 1896 | 25 January 2010 | 113 years, 85 days | (unknown) | Miyagi |
63 | Mie Ishiguro[12] | F | 2 June 1888 | 14 August 2001 | 113 years, 73 days | Hokkaidō | Hokkaidō |
64 | Hina Shikawatari[15] | F | 1 January 1899 | 15 February 2012 | 113 years, 45 days | (unknown) | Ishikawa |
65 | Kuni Onose[1] | F | 31 December 1904 | 5 February 2018 | 113 years, 36 days | (unknown) | Ibaraki |
66 | Yoshino Ide[17] | F | 1 January 1896 | 28 January 2009 | 113 years, 27 days | (unknown) | Hyōgo |
67 | Anonymous of Kyoto[1] | F | 16 July 1905 | Living | 118 years, 305 days | (unknown) | Living in Kyoto |
68 | Tase Hayasaka[12] | F | 1 July 1885 | 23 July 1998 | 113 years, 22 days | (unknown) | Niigata |
69 | Tane Shimada[1] | F | 25 September 1903 | 16 October 2016 | 113 years, 21 days | (unknown) | Saitama |
70 | Masazō Nonaka[1] | M | 25 July 1905 | Living | 118 years, 296 days | Hokkaidō | Living in Hokkaidō |
71 | Osugi Sogo[1] | F | 13 August 1905 | Living | 118 years, 277 days | (unknown) | Living in Ehime |
72 | Kou Iijima[17] | F | 25 March 1896 | 22 March 2009 | 112 years, 362 days | (unknown) | Chiba |
Kitsuyo Yamamoto[1] | F | 12 March 1902 | 9 March 2015 | 112 years, 362 days | (unknown) | Shimane | |
74 | Tsukimi Kishi[1] | F | 31 August 1905 | Living | 118 years, 259 days | (unknown) | Living in Tochigi |
75 | Yaoe Koda[16] | F | 1 July 1898 | 9 June 2011 | 112 years, 343 days | (unknown) | Kōchi |
76 | Sugino Tamai[1] | F | 9 March 1902 | 14 February 2015 | 112 years, 342 days | Shiga | Hyōgo |
77 | Matsu Kayo[12] | F | 9 January 1886 | 13 December 1998 | 112 years, 338 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
78 | Chikao Beppu[1] | F | 28 March 1897 | 17 February 2010 | 112 years, 326 days | (unknown) | Kagoshima |
79 | Toyo Endo[12] | F | 13 February 1892 | 3 January 2005 | 112 years, 325 days | (unknown) | Shizuoka |
80 | Matsuno Oikawa[12] | F | 20 February 1889 | 3 January 2002 | 112 years, 317 days | (unknown) | Iwate |
81 | Hanae Kimura[1] | F | 8 August 1901 | 16 June 2014 | 112 years, 312 days | (unknown) | Tokushima |
Yasutaro Koide[1] | M | 13 March 1903 | 19 January 2016 | 112 years, 312 days | Fukui | Aichi | |
83 | Yoki Yonehara[12] | F | 2 March 1892 | 4 January 2005 | 112 years, 308 days | (unknown) | Shimane |
84 | Hiro Nakae[16] | F | 20 October 1898 | 19 August 2011 | 112 years, 303 days | ((unknown) | Hiroshima |
85 | Kura Bingo[1] | F | 20 October 1905 | Living | 118 years, 209 days | (unknown) | Living in Nara |
86 | Suma Tamagawa[16] | F | 14 March 1899 | 23 December 2011 | 112 years, 284 days | (unknown) | Iwate |
87 | Kimi Asanuma[1] | F | 3 November 1905 | Living | 118 years, 195 days | (unknown) | Living in Tokyo |
Mina Kitagawa[1] | F | 3 November 1905 | Living | 118 years, 195 days | (unknown) | Living in Shiga | |
89 | Misao Uemura[1] | F | 7 November 1905 | Living | 118 years, 191 days | (unknown) | Living in Shiga |
90 | Yoneno Kouno[1] | F | 7 August 1902 | 24 April 2015 | 112 years, 260 days | (unknown) | Ehime |
Mine Suzuki[1] | F | 26 March 1905 | 11 December 2017 | 112 years, 260 days | (unknown) | Chiba | |
92 | Kame Higa[12] | F | 22 June 1892 | 23 February 2005 | 112 years, 246 days | Okinawa | Okinawa |
Takeno Fujita[15] | F | 1 December 1899 | 3 August 2012 | 112 years, 246 days | (unknown) | Ehime | |
94 | Ine Atarashiya[15] | F | 6 September 1899 | 8 May 2012 | 112 years, 245 days | (unknown) | Yamaguchi |
95 | Hana Shindo[1] | F | 29 October 1901 | 20 June 2014 | 112 years, 234 days | (unknown) | Saitama |
96 | Sute Sato[1] | F | 15 October 1902 | 29 May 2015 | 112 years, 226 days | (unknown) | Fukushima |
97 | Woteru Takiguchi[15] | F | 19 April 1900 | 30 November 2012 | 112 years, 225 days | (unknown) | Tokyo |
98 | Tsuya Hayashi[1] | F | 26 April 1904 | 30 November 2016 | 112 years, 218 days | (unknown) | Toyama |
99 | Mumeno Sakurai[1] | F | 7 February 1904 | 26 August 2016 | 112 years, 201 days | (unknown) | Gunma |
100 | Usa Higa[16] | F | 21 March 1899 | 7 October 2011 | 112 years, 200 days | (unknown) | Okinawa |
Japanese emigrant supercentenarians
Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age [†] | Prefecture of birth | Country of residence or death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ito Konno Kinase[19] | F | 31 December 1889 | 24 January 2003 | 113 years, 24 days | Japan | United States (Hawaii) |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Japan since 1992
This table possibly contains original research. (January 2018) |
From | To | Name | Sex | Age(s) when oldest |
Reported lifespan | Prefecture of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unidentified | 16 June 1992 | Waka Shirahama[20] | F | ? – 114 | 23 March 1878 – 16 June 1992 114 years, 85 days |
Miyazaki |
16 June 1992 | 12 July 1995 (3 years, 26 days) |
Tane Ikai[20] | F | 113 – 116 | 18 January 1879 – 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days |
Aichi |
12 July 1995 | 4 May 1997 (1 year, 296 days) |
Sue Utagawa[20] | F | 111 – 113 | 19 January 1884 – 4 May 1997 113 years, 105 days |
Yamaguchi |
4 May 1997 | 20 June 1998 (1 year, 47 days) |
Suekiku Miyanaga[20] | F | 113 – 114 | 7 April 1884 – 20 June 1998 114 years, 74 days |
Kagoshima |
20 June 1998 | 31 July 1998 (41 days) |
Asa Takii[20] | F | 114 | 28 April 1884 – 31 July 1998 114 years, 94 days |
Hiroshima |
31 July 1998 | 18 November 1998 (110 days) |
Tase Matsunaga[20] | F | 114 | 11 May 1884 – 18 November 1998 114 years, 191 days |
Niigata |
18 November 1998 | 12 February 1999 (86 days) |
Yasu Akino[21] | F | 113 | 1 March 1885 – 12 February 1999 113 years, 348 days |
Shizuoka |
12 February 1999 | 29 April 1999 (76 days) |
Denzo Ishizaki[22] | M | 112 | 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days |
Ibaraki |
29 April 1999 | 6 August 1999 (99 days) |
Kayo Fujii[12] | F | 111 | 12 March 1888 – 6 August 1999 111 years, 147 days |
Aichi |
6 August 1999 | 14 August 2001 (2 years, 8 days) |
Mie Ishiguro[12] | F | 111 – 113 | 2 June 1888 – 14 August 2001 113 years, 73 days |
Hokkaidō |
14 August 2001 | 3 January 2002 (142 days) |
Matsuno Oikawa[12] | F | 112 | 20 February 1889 – 3 January 2002 112 years, 317 days |
Iwate |
3 January 2002 | 28 September 2003 (1 year, 268 days) |
Yukichi Chuganji[12] | M | 112 – 114 | 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days |
Fukuoka |
28 September 2003 | 13 November 2003 (46 days) |
Mitoyo Kawate[12] | F | 114 | 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003 114 years, 182 days |
Hiroshima |
13 November 2003 | 5 April 2005 (1 year, 143 days) |
Ura Koyama[12] | F | 113 – 114 | 30 August 1890 – 5 April 2005 114 years, 218 days |
Fukuoka |
5 April 2005 | 13 August 2007 (2 years, 130 days) |
Yone Minagawa[12] | F | 112 – 114 | 4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007 114 years, 221 days |
Fukuoka |
13 August 2007 | 19 August 2007 (6 days) |
Shitsu Nakano[12] | F | 113 | 1 January 1894 – 19 August 2007 113 years, 230 days |
Fukuoka |
19 August 2007 | 22 February 2008 (187 days) |
Tsuneyo Toyonaga[23] | F | 113 | 21 May 1894 – 22 February 2008 113 years, 277 days |
Kōchi |
22 February 2008 | 5 April 2008 (43 days) |
Kaku Yamanaka[24] | F | 113 | 11 December 1894 – 5 April 2008 113 years, 116 days |
Aichi |
5 April 2008 | 2 May 2010 (2 years, 27 days) |
Kama Chinen[25] | F | 112 – 114 | 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days |
Okinawa |
2 May 2010 | 2 December 2011 (1 year, 214 days) |
Chiyono Hasegawa[26] | F | 113 – 115 | 20 November 1896 – 2 December 2011 115 years, 12 days |
Saga |
2 December 2011 | 12 June 2013 (1 year, 192 days) |
Jiroemon Kimura[27] | M | 114 – 116 | 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days |
Kyoto |
12 June 2013 | 1 April 2015 (1 year, 293 days) |
Misao Okawa[28] | F | 115 – 117 | 5 March 1898 – 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days |
Osaka |
1 April 2015 | 27 September 2015 (179 days) |
Anonymous of Tokyo | F | 115 | 15 March 1900 – 27 September 2015 115 years, 196 days |
Tokyo |
27 September 2015 | 21 April 2018 (2 years, 206 days) |
Nabi Tajima[29] | F | 115 – 117 | 4 August 1900 – 21 April 2018 117 years, 260 days |
Kagoshima |
21 April 2018 | 22 July 2018 (92 days) |
Chiyo Miyako | F | 116 – 117 | 2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days |
Kanagawa |
22 July 2018 | Present (5 years, 299 days) |
Kane Tanaka | F | 115* | born 2 January 1903 age 121 years, 135 days |
Living in Fukuoka |
People
Denzo Ishizaki
Denzo Ishizaki (石崎 伝蔵, Ishizaki Denzō, 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999) was for a short time Japan's oldest living person and the world's oldest living man, from February to April 1999, and when he died the oldest Japanese man ever until being surpassed by Yukichi Chuganji on 30 September 2001.[22] A former elementary school teacher and town assembly member, Ishizaki lived in Kansago, Ibaraki Prefecture, where he died of multiple organ failure on 29 April 1999 at the age of 112 years, 191 days.[30]
Mitoyo Kawate
Mitoyo Kawate (川手 ミトヨ, Kawate Mitoyo, 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003) became the world's oldest living woman after the death of Mae Harrington on 29 December 2002, and the world's oldest living person after the death of Japanese man Yukichi Chuganji on 28 September 2003. On 31 October 2003, after Kamato Hongo's death, Kawate was recognized as the oldest living person in the world,[31][32] though in fact, Kawate became oldest living person in the world on 28 September 2003, because Kamato Hongo's record was revoked in 2012.[33]
A resident of Hiroshima, she worked on a farm until injuring her hands at the age of 99. In 1945, two days after the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, she entered Hiroshima city in order to look for acquaintances.[31][34] She was taken to a hospital shortly before her death aged 114 years, 182 days from pneumonia.[31][32] Her death left Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan of Puerto Rico the oldest documented person in the world,[33] though this was not recognized by Guinness World Records until 2004 (Charlotte Benkner of the U.S. had been given the title in the interim).[32]
Koto Okubo
Koto Okubo (大久保 琴, Ōkubo Koto, 24 December 1897 – 12 January 2013) was, at the time of her death aged 115 years, 19 days, the oldest living woman and second-oldest living person (behind Jiroemon Kimura) in Japan since the death of Chiyono Hasegawa on 2 December 2011 and since the death of Italian-American woman Dina Manfredini on 17 December 2012 the world's oldest living woman and second-oldest living person. Okubo had been living in a nursing home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa with her son and died of pneumonia.[35][36][37] The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare did not announce her name officially; only her residence and age were initially released.[38]
The name of Okubo was finally reported by the Japanese press on 14 September 2012,[35] and on the same day, Okubo was verified and added to the GRG list and Guinness World Records.[27]. After Okubo's death, Misao Okawa became the oldest recognized living woman.[27]
Chiyo Miyako
Chiyo Miyako (都千代, Miyako Chiyo, 2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018)[39] was a Japanese supercentenarian who became the world's oldest verified living person following the death of Nabi Tajima on 21 April 2018.[40] She resided in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[41]
Miyako was born in Wakayama in the Kansai region of Japan on 2 May 1901.[42] She credited eating eel, drinking red wine, and never smoking for her longevity.[41] Her husband, Shoji, was employed by the Japanese National Railways, and his career allowed them to travel extensively.[40]
Miyako's longevity record was confirmed following research and an evidence review, according to Guinness World Records and its Gerontology Research Group.[40] She died on 22 July 2018 in Yokohama, at the age of 117 years, 81 days.[43] After Miyako's death, Kane Tanaka, born 2 January 1903 and living in Fukuoka, Japan, became the world's oldest verified living person.[44]
Masazō Nonaka
Masazō Nonaka (野中 正造, Nonaka Masazō, born 25 July 1905) is, at the age of 118 years, 296 days, currently the world's oldest living man since the death of 113-year-old Spaniard Francisco Núñez Olivera on 30 January 2018[a]. Nonaka became the oldest living man in Japan upon the death of 112-year-old Masamitsu Yoshida on 29 October 2016.[45]
Nonaka married Hatsuno Nonaka and had 5 children (of whom 2 are living as of April 2018). He now spends most of his time in a wheelchair and credits his longevity with eating sweets and using hot springs.[46][47]
See also
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