BIOGRAPHY

Yuki Nitta was born in Buzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on August 10 1911. At some point, she moved to the Kantō region. She independently learned English and nursing, and she served as a nurse at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo. At the time of her retirement, she held the position of Chief Nurse in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Nitta never married nor had children. After retiring, she lived with her older sister in Kamakura until she reached the age of around 90. She then returned to her hometown of Buzen. Around the age of 95, she contracted influenza, which weakened her muscles during her hospitalization. Consequently, she began receiving care services and had been residing in a nursing home ever since. According to her family, Nitta was a determined individual who maintained strict discipline in her own life and in her interactions with others.

Yuki Nitta passed away in hospital on August 10, 2024, on her 113th birthday.

RECOGNITION

In September 2021, she was reported as the tenth-oldest living person in Fukuoka Prefecture.

In September 2023, she was reported as the oldest living person in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Her age was verified by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), as well as Yumi Yamamoto, Ryohei Asano, and Seiichi Nitta, and validated by LongeviQuest on 8 October 2023.

ATTRIBUTION

(All the information regarding Yuki Nitta’s biography was gathered through interviews conducted by LongeviQuest with her family.)

* Buzen City Public Relations Magazine, October 2015 issue

* Buzen City Public Relations Magazine, October 2016 issue

* Fukuoka Prefecture Press Release, September 2023

* “最高齢は豊前市の女性 112歳、新田ユキさん ／福岡” – Mainichi Shimbun, 16 September 2023

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