Japanese Michi Kudō (1914-present) Validated at 110 Years Old
Chiyono Hasegawa was born in Saga Prefecture, Japan on 20 November 1896.
In September 2008 on Senior Citizen’s Day, Chiyono Hasegawa, then 111, and her 61-year-old grandson were visited by Governor Furukawa of Saga Prefecture.
On 2 May 2010, the day she became the oldest validated living Japanese person, Hasegawa attended a ceremony held at her nursing home which announced her new record.
Hasegawa died in Saga Prefecture, Japan on 2 December 2011 at the age of 115 years, 12 days.
She is currently the second-oldest validated person ever from Saga Prefecture, behind Shigeyo Nakachi.