by Stefan Maglov | Sep 15, 2025 | Death Reports, News
Shizuko Kiyuna (喜友名静子), the oldest living person in Okinawa Prefecture Japan, passed away in Chatan on 14 September, at the age of 113 years, 96 days. Her passing was first reported by the Okinawa Times. Shizuko Kiyuna was born in Shimoseido, Chatan Town, Okinawa...
by Stefan Maglov | Jun 13, 2024 | Birthday Reports
The oldest living resident of Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, Mrs. Shizuko Kiyuna, celebrated her 112th birthday on June 10th in the town of Chatan. Mrs. Kiyuna was born in Shimoseido, Chatan Town, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on 10 June 1912. In her youth, after...
by Ben Meyers | Apr 20, 2024 | Death Reports
Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan – Kikue Taira, the younger sister of the world’s oldest pair of siblings, died peacefully on the morning of 18 April 2024. Mrs. Taira and her elder sister, Kame Ganeko, were the world’s oldest ever pair of siblings...
by Rollan Albano | Dec 29, 2023 | News, Validation
LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Haruko Mekaru at 112 years old. She was a Japanese supercentenarian born on 5 July 1910 in Nanjō City, Okinawa Prefecture. At some point in her life, she got married to a skilled master carpenter. Her family...
by Lennard Ashley Salaysay | Nov 29, 2023 | News, Validation
LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Shizuko Kiyuna of Japan at age 111. She was born in Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on 10 June 1912. After graduating from school, she spent several years helping her parents cultivate sugar cane fields. She...
by Rollan Albano | Aug 7, 2023 | News, Validation
LongeviQuest is delighted to announce the age validation of Kikue Taira at age 113. She is a Japanese supercentenarian reported to be the fourth-oldest living person in Okinawa Prefecture when she was 112 last year. Kikue Taira was born on 26 April 1910 in Yomitan...
