List of Japanese supercentenarians

Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, who residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of whom are women. As of June 29, the oldest-known living Japanese person is Shigeko Kagawa (born in Nara on 28 May 1911), who is aged 115 years, 32 days. The oldest verified Japanese and Asian person ever is Kane Tanaka (1903–2022), who lived to the age of 119 years and 107 days, making her the second-oldest validated person ever as well. Japan was also home to the world's oldest man ever, Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.

100 oldest-known Japanese

  Deceased   Living

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Birthplace Place of death
or residence


1 Kane Tanaka[1] F 2 January 1903 19 April 2022 119 years, 107 days Fukuoka Fukuoka
2 Nabi Tajima[1] F 4 August 1900 21 April 2018 117 years, 260 days Kagoshima Kagoshima
3 Chiyo Miyako[1] F 2 May 1901 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days Wakayama Kanagawa
4 Misao Okawa[1] F 5 March 1898 1 April 2015 117 years, 27 days Osaka Osaka
5 Fusa Tatsumi[2] F 25 April 1907 12 December 2023 116 years, 231 days Osaka Osaka
6 Tomiko Itooka[3] F 23 May 1908 29 December 2024 116 years, 220 days Osaka Hyōgo
7 Tane Ikai[4] F 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days Aichi Aichi
8 Jiroemon Kimura[4] M 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Kyoto Kyoto
9 Shigeyo Nakachi[1] F 1 February 1905 11 January 2021 115 years, 345 days Saga Saga
10 Shimoe Akiyama[1] F 19 May 1903 29 January 2019 115 years, 255 days Aichi Aichi
11 Okagi Hayashi[5] F 2 September 1909 26 April 2025 115 years, 236 days Gifu Gifu
12 Anonymous[1] F 15 March 1900 27 September 2015 115 years, 196 days Tokyo Tokyo
13 Shin Matsushita[1] F 30 March 1904 27 August 2019 115 years, 150 days Miyagi Miyagi
14 Mina Kitagawa[1] F 3 November 1905 19 December 2020 115 years, 46 days Shiga Shiga
15 Yoshi Otsunari[1] F 17 December 1906 26 January 2022 115 years, 40 days Fukuoka Fukuoka
16 Koto Ōkubo[4] F 24 December 1897 12 January 2013 115 years, 19 days Tokyo Kanagawa
17 Chiyono Hasegawa[4] F 20 November 1896 2 December 2011 115 years, 12 days Saga Saga
Shigeko Kagawa[5] F 28 May 1911 Living 115 years, 32 days Nara Nara
19 Anonymous[1] F 29 April 1907 30 April 2022 115 years, 1 day Hyogo Hyōgo
20 Kama Chinen[4] F 10 May 1895 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days Okinawa Okinawa
21 Kahoru Furuya[1] F 18 February 1908 25 December 2022 114 years, 310 days Shizuoka Shizuoka
22 Kiyoko Ishiguro[1] F 4 March 1901 5 December 2015 114 years, 276 days Tokyo Kanagawa
23 Yukie Hino[1] F 17 April 1902 13 January 2017 114 years, 271 days Niigata Niigata
24 Mine Kondō[6] F 1 September 1910 20 May 2025 114 years, 261 days Aichi Aichi
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