Yukiko Honda, the oldest living person in Okayama Prefecture, dies at 112
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to reported that Mrs. Yukiko Honda (本田幸子), the oldest living person in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, sadly passed away in Kita Ward, Okayama City (岡山市北區) on 19 February 2026 at the final age of 112 years and 341 days. Yukiko Honda was…
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…