Nabi Tajima
Nabi Tajima | |
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田島 ナビ | |
| Born | 4 August 1900 (age 124 years, 90 days) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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| Spouse | Tominishi Tajima |
| Children | 9 |
Nabi Tajima (田島 ナビ, Tajima Nabi, born 4 August 1900)[1][2] is a Japanese supercentenarian who is, at the age of 124 years, 90 days, the world's oldest verified living person and the last known surviving person born in the 19th century.[3] She is also the oldest Japanese and Asian person ever and the world's fourth oldest person ever to be validated by modern standards, behind Jeanne Calment, Sarah Knauss and Lucy Hannah.
Biography
Tajima was born in Araki, an area which was then Wan Village, in the westernmost part of Kikaijima Island. Since February 2002, she has resided in a nursing home named "Kikaien" (喜界園) in Kikai, Kagoshima.[4]
Her husband, Tominishi Tajima (田島 富二子), died in 1991 at the age of 95 according to some sources[5] or possibly 1992 or 1993 according to others.[6] She has nine children (seven sons and two daughters).[5] As of September 2011, Tajima had 28 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and 35 great-great-grandchildren.[7] As of September 2015, she had over 140 descendants, including great-great-great-grandchildren.[5] As of September 2017, she had around 160 descendants.[4]
Tajima became the oldest living person in Japan on 27 September 2015, upon the death of a 115-year-old anonymous woman who was living in Tokyo.[8] On 15 September 2017, upon the death of the 117-year-old Jamaican Violet Brown, Tajima became the oldest living person in the world—and the last surviving person born in the 19th century.[9] On 22 March 2018, Nabi Tajima became the world's fourth oldest person ever.[10] Others have claimed to be older, but none of these claims have been sufficiently validated.
She states that her longevity is due to sleeping soundly and eating delicious food.[11]
See also
- Oldest people
- List of Japanese supercentenarians
- List of supercentenarians from Asia
- List of the verified oldest people
- List of the verified oldest women
References
- ^ Schumann, Rebecka (9 June 2014). "Misao Okawa, The World's Oldest Woman, And 39 Other Female Supercentenarians". International Business Times. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Guinness World Records 2015. Guinness World Records. 11 September 2014. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-9088-4370-8.
- ^ 世界最高齢、１１７歳女性死去＝最後の１８００年代生まれ－伊 Template:Ja icon
- ^ a b 117歳 世界一へ県民栄誉検討 田島ナビさんを知事訪問 鹿児島県喜界町 Template:Jp icon
- ^ a b c "「ナビばあちゃんちばりよー」／喜界町の田島さんに県祝い状" ["Grandma Nabi" - Kikai City holds provincial celebration for Mrs. Tajima] (in Japanese). 16 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ 子孫１４０人…発酵飲料好み、よく食べ 国内最高齢１１７歳の田島ナビさん Template:Jp icon
- ^ "広報きかい" [Kikai News] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kikai Town Hall. September 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "国内最高齢の１１５歳女性が死去" [Oldest Person in Japan 115yo Woman Dies] (in Japanese). 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ World’s oldest person dies, giving title to Japanese supercentenarian
- ^ Japanese woman becomes 4th oldest person in history
- ^ "Japanese woman becomes 5th oldest person in history". BNO News. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.