by Stefan Maglov | Mar 18, 2025 | Death Reports, News
LongeviQuest has confirmed the passing of Nobu Kawano (Japanese: 河野のぶ), who was the oldest living person in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She passed away on 22 October 2024, at the age of 113 years and 208 days. Nobu Kawano was born on 28 March 1911, in Omitama,...
by Stefan Maglov | Jan 5, 2025 | Death Reports, News
Fumie Suzuki, a resident of Aikawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, passed away on 25 December, at the age of 112 years, 188 days. Her passing was reported by the specialized nursing home where she resided. Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木ふみ江) was born into a farming family in Ōtaki, Chiba...
by Stefan Maglov | Dec 10, 2024 | News, Validation
Sachiko Kimura (Japanese: 木村さち子), better known by her stage name Kyōsen Kineya (Japanese: 杵屋響泉), is a Japanese Nagauta shamisen master. In October, she was honored by the Mayor of Odawara City in Kanagawa Prefecture as the city’s oldest resident. Today, her age...
by Stefan Maglov | Aug 19, 2024 | Death Reports, News
Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture — The oldest living man in Japan, Tomisaburō Wakui, passed away on July 5th, at the age of 110 years, 220 days. His passing was confirmed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Tomisaburō Wakui was born in Japan on 28...
by Stefan Maglov | Jul 16, 2024 | Death Reports
Yokohama, Japan — The seventh-oldest known living person in the world and the third-oldest in Japan, Masa Matsumoto, passed away on July 9th, at the age of 114 years, 223 days. Matsumoto was born in Kōnan-cho, Kōka District (now part of the city of Kōka), Shiga...
by Stefan Maglov | Jun 21, 2024 | Birthday Reports
One of the oldest living residents of Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture, Mrs. Fumie Suzuki, celebrated her 112th birthday on June 20th. Suzuki was born into a farming family in Ōtaki, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on 20 June 1912. After graduating from a girls’ high...
