Fumi Tabata was a validated Japanese supercentenarian born on 15 November 1907 in Shimoide, Chiran Village, Kagoshima Prefecture.
In 1937, she got married and lived in Makurazaki City. After World War II, she returned to Chiran and worked as a day laborer and farmer, cultivating sweet potatoes.
At the age of 92, she entered a nursing home in 1999 and played gate ball to keep fit until she was 99.
In December 2007, aged 100.
(Source: Minamikyūshū City)
It is reported that the secret to her longevity was eating without being picky, always smiling and laughing, and cheering people up with her bright voice.
Fumi Tabata passed away on 1 July 2018 at a hospital in Makurazaki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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