Waki Muneta
- Full name: Waki Muneta [Japanese: 宗田ワキ]
- Lifespan: 1893-03-22 – 2005-01-20
- Age: 111 years, 304 days
- Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Last residence: Kui, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Application date: N/A
- Validation date: 2004-08-03
- Validation source: MHLW Japan/Nobuko Endo
Biography
Waki Muneta was born in Japan on 22 March 1893.
Following the death of 114-year-old Mitoyo Kawate on 13 November 2003, Muneta became the oldest living person in Hiroshima Prefecture. Her age was verified by Nobuko Endo and MHLW, Japan, and validated by the GRG on 15 September 2004.
Waki Muneta died in Kui, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on 20 January 2005 at the age of 111 years, 304 days. At the time of her death, she was the fifth-oldest living person in Japan, after Ura Koyama, Kame Higa, Yone Minagawa, and Tane Komine.
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Waki Muneta is verified by MHLW Japan, Nobuko Endo and validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 03.08.2004.
Waki Muneta in September 2004, aged 111.
