Harue Baba, the oldest living person in Miyazaki Prefecture, dies at 111
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to reported that Mrs. Harue Baba (馬場ハルエ), the oldest living person in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, sadly passed away of natural causes in Saito City (西都市) on 16 February 2026 at the final age…
Hikaru Katō of Kumamoto Prefecure, 111, officially became the oldest living man in Japan
The Gerontology Research Group is pleased to announced that Mr. Hikaru Katō (加藤光) of Kumamoto Prefecture, 111, has officially became the oldest living man in Japan following the death of Kiyotaka Mizuno of Shizuoka Prefecture on 8 February 2026. Hikaru…
Kiyotaka Mizuno, the oldest living man in Japan, dies at 111
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to reported that Mr. Kiyotaka Mizuno (水野清隆), the oldest living man in Japan, sadly passed away of natural causes in Iwata, Shizuoka on 8 February 2026 at the final age of 111 years…
Kyōsen Kineya, the oldest Nagauta shamisen master ever, dies at 111
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to reported that Mrs. Kyōsen Kineya [杵屋響泉, real nameSachiko Kimura (木村さち子)], the oldest Nagauta shamisen master ever, sadly passed away due to old age in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 4 January 2026 at the final age of 111 years…
Masao Kadoguchi, the oldest living person in Nagasaki Prefecture, dies at 110
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to reported that Mr. Masao Kadoguchi (門口正雄), the oldest living person in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, sadly passed away in Nagasaki City on 27 January 2026 at the final age of 110 years and 142 days. Masao Kadoguchi was born in Kagawa…