LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Nagasaki Prefecture’s Kane Mori at 111 years old. She was the oldest living person in the region at the time of her death.

Kane Mori was born on 25 March 1906, in Konogai (which is now part of Isahaya), Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. She got married and had two daughters and two sons upon reaching adulthood.

In September 2016, aged 110. (Source: Yahoo News)
In September 2016, aged 110.
(Source: Yahoo News)

She was able to maintain a strong and healthy body as she was still physically active climbing Mt. Taradake when she was 82 years old. Moving and working hard are what contribute to Mrs. Mori’s longevity according to herself.

Kane Mori passed away at the age of 111 years on 22 February 2018, in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

For more information, please view Kane Mori’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is happy to announce the age validation for Kiku Aoyama at 111 years old. Upon validating her, it was known that she was the oldest living woman in Hokkaido Prefecture just before passing away.

Kiku Aoyama was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, on 6 September 1906.

She had nine children with her husband and then they later moved to Asahikawa where he is working. Moving on, she started working as a cook in a hospital in the city when she was in her fifties.

At the age of 111. (Source: Hokkaido Shinbun)
At the age of 111.
(Source: Hokkaido Shinbun)

Mrs. Aoyama lived independently until the age of 109 and she was still able to cook and do the laundry by herself. She has a daughter living nearby that occasionally helped her whenever she needed something.

She moved into a nursing home in November 2016 where she was loved. According to her family and nursing home staff, she was very lovely and caring to everyone around her.

Aoyama passed away on 12 August 2018, in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Prefecture, Japan, due to heart failure.

For more information, please view Kiku Aoyama’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the validation for the age claim of Seki Inagaki of Japan at 112 years old. She was born in Kuriyama, Hokkaido Prefecture, on 4 November 1906, and in 2018, Seki became the oldest-living woman at the prefecture.

She ran a futon shop and a rice milling business together with her husband to support their children composed of three sons and two daughters.

On her 112th birthday in 2018. (Source: Gerontology Wiki)
On her 112th birthday in 2018.
(Source: Gerontology Wiki)

She fell and hurt her back when she was 105 years old and so she moved into a nursing home after the incident.

Seki Inagaki passed away on 14 December 2018, in Bihoro, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. She was survived by her more than 40 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

For more information, please view Seki Inagaki’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest is delighted to announce the validation of age claim of Natsu Kazato at 112 years old. She is a supercentenarian from Chiba Prefecture, Japan where she was the oldest living person before she passed away.

On her 110th birthday in 2016. (Source: Facebook (社会福祉法人 信和会))
On her 110th birthday in 2016.
(Source: Facebook (社会福祉法人 信和会))

Kazato was born on 22 June 1906, in Chōsei Village, Chōsei District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She worked as a school teacher for two decades and as a Shinto Priest when she was 65 years old up until she was 92.

Kazato passed away on 23 June 2018, a day after her 112th birthday.

For more information, please view Natsu Kazato’s Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest has validated the age claim for Mariana Effio De Giraldo (1906-2016) of Lima Province, Peru.

On her 110th birthday. (Source: Facebook/Municipalidad De San Borja)
On her 110th birthday.
(Source: Facebook/Municipalidad De San Borja)

She was born in Miraflores District, Lima Province, Peru on 12 February 1906 and passed away in San Borja District, Lima Province, Peru on 16 December 2016 at the age of 110 years. She had at least one son with her husband Luis Octavio Giraldo Macedo, whom she married on 29 December 1941.

Her validation was pending with Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS) as of 13 April 2022 before being validated by LongeviQuest América.

LongeviQuest congratulates her family on her posthumous recognition.

For more information, please view Mrs. Effio de Giraldo’s Directory Profile here.