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…
Vice-doyenne of the world passes away at 115
The Gerontology Research Group is saddened to relay the news of the passing of the second oldest living person in the world; Marie-Rose Tessier of France. Marie-Rose Bousseau was born on 21 May 1910 in Beaurepaire, Vendee, Pays de la…
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…