by Yumi (優美) Yamamoto | Sep 24, 2025 | News, Popular, Validation
We had the privilege of speaking with the family of Masao Kadoguchi, one of Japan’s longest-living men in Japan and the oldest living person in Nagasaki Prefecture. Through their words, we came to understand his life, shaped by love, care, gratitude, and a strong...
by Yumi (優美) Yamamoto | Sep 22, 2025 | News, Popular, Validation
We were grateful to have the opportunity to interview with the family of Koyū Morita (森田コユウ), 112, the oldest resident of Osaka, Japan. Here, we would like to share what we learned about her life and the daily habits that have supported her longevity. Living as a...
by Ben Hinchliffe | Sep 21, 2025 | News, Popular
On Thursday, 18 September, the world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham, 116, had the honour of receiving a special visit from King Charles III, marking a significant moment as he personally travelled to meet the oldest-ever British person. Mrs. Caterham chose to...
by Yumi (優美) Yamamoto | Sep 15, 2025 | News, Popular, Validation
Today is Japan Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro-no-Hi), a holiday in Japan that celebrates the wisdom and longevity of older generations. According to the announcement by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan, the number of centenarians in the...
by Stefan Maglov | Sep 6, 2025 | News, Popular, Visit Reports
On 16 August, LongeviQuest’s Brazil researcher, Iara Souza, traveled to Caputira, Minas Gerais, to meet the nation’s oldest living resident, 114-year-old Izabel Rosa Pereira. Born on 13 October 1910, Dona Izabel was 114 years and 307 days old at the time of the visit....
by Ben Meyers | Sep 3, 2025 | News, Popular, Visit Reports
Fewer than 400 people alive today have verifiably reached age 110. Incredibly, two of them share the same address. Gwen Hutchinson and Veronica Pheney, both 110, ended up neighbors after spending their first century on Earth in very different places. Their First...
