The GRG list of last Japan’s Meiji Era survivors
The Meiji Era (明治時代, Meiji jidai) was a period in Japanese history marked by the transformative reign of Emperor Meiji from 23 October 1868, to 30 July 1912. This era is notable for the Meiji Restoration, a series of political, social, and economic reforms that modernized Japan and transitioned it from a feudal society into a centralized, industrialized nation-state. As of the present day, December 1, 2024, there are around 18 surviving residents in Japan born in the Meiji Era, 13 of whom have had their ages validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), the world’s top scientific authority on extreme longevity and supercentenarian data.
1 December 2024 (Total: 17)
1. Tomiko Itooka (糸岡富子), b. 23.05.1908, 116 (lives in Ashiya City, Hyogo)
2. Okagi Hayashi (林おかぎ), b. 02.09.1909, 115 (Toki City, Gifu)
3. Mine Kondo (近藤ミネ), b. 01.09.1910, 114 (Toyota City, Aichi)
4. Fujiko Mihara (三原富士子), b. 13.12.1910, 113 (Matsuyama City, Ehime)
5. Masu Usui (臼井ます), b. 18.12.1910, 113 (Oyama Town, Shizuoka)
6. Miyoko Hiroyasu (廣安美代子), b. 23.01.1911, 113 (Nakatsu City, Oita)
7. Kiyo Komatsu (小松きよ), b. 27.01.1911, 113 (Asaka City, Saitama)
8. Nobu Kawano (河野のぶ), b. 28.03.1911, 113 (Yokohama City, Kanagawa)
9. Shigeko Kagawa (賀川滋子), b. 28.05.1911, 113 (Yamatokoriyama City, Nara)
Anonymous, b. November 1911, 113 (Takarazuka City, Hyogo)
Anonymous, b. December 1911, 112 (Nerima, Tokyo)
10. Fuyo Kishimoto (岸本ふよ), b. 20.12.1911, 112 (Kyoto City, Kyoto)
Kiyo Ito (伊藤キヨ), b. October/December 1911, 112/113 (Kushiro City, Hokkaido)
11. Sumiko Mori (森スミ子), b. 30.01.1912, 112 (Ise City, Mie)
Anonymous, b. May 1912, 112 (Setagaya, Tokyo)
12. Shizuko Kiyuna (喜友名静子), b. 10.06.1912, 112 (Chatan Town, Okinawa)
13. Fumie Suzuki (鈴木ふみ江), b. 20.06.1912, 112 (Aikawa Town, Kanagawa)
LAST JAPANESE MAN WHO WAS BORN DURING MEIJI ERA
Gisaburo Sonobe (薗部儀三郎), 6 November 1911 – 31 March 2024, 112 (died in Tateyama City, Japan)