The number of centenarians in Japan has surpassed 100 thousand
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is delighted to anounce that the number of centenarians (aged 100+) in Japan, reached 107,677 on 15 September 2026, officially surpassing the 100 thousand mark, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labour and…
Paladia Noja, the oldest known living person in Romania, dies at 111
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is sadden to announce that Mrs. Paladia Noja, the oldest known living person in Romania, and the oldest known validated woman ever to have lived in Romania, sadly passed away in Cugir, Alba County on 14…
Fuyo Kishimoto has officially become the oldest living Japanese person at 114
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Fuyo Kishimoto [Japanese: 岸本ふよ] of Kyoto Prefecture, has officially became the oldest living person in Japan at 114 years and 250 days of age, after the death of Shigeko Kagawa of Nara Prefecture on…
Paladia Noja, the oldest known living person in Romania, celebrates her 111th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Paladia Noja, the oldest known living person in Romania and the oldest known woman ever to have lived in Romania, celebrated her 111th birthday in Cugir, Alba County, on 20…
Ilie Ciocan of Romania (1913-2026), potential World’s Oldest Man, dies at 112.
We are saddened to report the passing of Ilie Ciocan, the oldest living man in Europe and believed to have been the oldest living man in the world. He passed away on 27 May 2026 at the age of 112…