Yoso Fukunaga
- Full name: Yoso Fukunaga [Japanese: 福永よそ]
- Lifespan: 1887-01-09 – 1997-01-09
- Age: 110 years, 0 days
- Birthplace: Ibuki, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
- Last residence: Ibuki, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
- Application date: 2011-02-08
- Validation date: 2014-01-30
- Validation source: MHLW Japan/IDL/Tzen Wei Tseng
Biography
Yoso Fukunaga was born in Ibuki, Shiga Prefecture, Japan on 9 January 1887. Following the death of 109-year-old Haru Okamoto on 11 February 1995, she became the oldest living person in Shiga Prefecture.
Her age was verified by the IDL and Japan’s MHLW, and (posthumously) validated by the GRG on 29 January 2014 (she was validated as “anonymous” at the time).
Yoso Fukunaga died in Ibuki, Shiga Prefecture, Japan on 9 January 1997, her 110th birthday.
Validation
The supercentenarian case of Yoso Fukunaga is verified by MHLW Japan, IDL, Tzen Wei Tseng and validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 30.01.2014.
Fukunaga in September 1996, aged 109
