Nationality: Japan

Ura Koyama [Japanese: 小山 ウラ] was a validated Japanese supercentenarian. She became the oldest known living person in Japan upon the death of Mitoyo Kawate in November 2003.

Mitoyo Kawate (Japanese: 川手ミトヨ) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the world’s oldest living person from the death of Yukichi Chuganji on 28 September...

Tase Matsunaga was a validated Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest known living person in Japan at the time of her death.

Asa Takii [Japanese: 滝井アサ] was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Suekiku Miyanaga [Japanese: 宮永スエキク] was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her passing, she was the oldest living person in Japan.

Hide Ōhira was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She is currently the oldest validated person ever from Wakayama Prefecture.

Waka Shirahama was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest living person in Japan at the time of her death, aged 114 years, 82 days.

Yoshi Otsunari [Japanese: 乙成ヨシ] was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest living person in Japan and the fourth-oldest...