Chiyono Hasegawa
| Chiyono Hasegawa 長谷川 チヨノ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
20 November 1896 Saga Prefecture, Japan |
| Died |
2 December 2011 (aged 115 years, 12 days) Saga Prefecture, Japan |
Chiyono Hasegawa (長谷川 チヨノ Hasegawa Chiyono, 20 November 1896 – 2 December 2011) was a Japanese supercentenarian.[1] Aged 115 years 12 days at the time of her death, she was the oldest verified person in Japan (since the death of Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010) and the oldest verified person in Asia. She was the 2nd oldest verified living person in the world behind American woman Besse Cooper. At the time of her death, Hasegawa was one of only 26 people verified to have surpassed a 115th birthday.
Events
In September 2008 on Senior Citizen's Day, Chiyono Hasegawa, then 111, and her 61-year-old grandson were visited by Governor Furukawa of Saga Prefecture.[2][3]
On 2 May 2010, the day she became the oldest verified living Japanese person, Hasegawa attended a ceremony held at her nursing home which announced her new record.[4]
See also
- List of Japanese supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest women
- List of the verified oldest people
References
- ↑ "Japan’s oldest person, 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, dies". The Washington Post. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ↑ "Governor's visit to the oldest 111-year-old Hasegawa" (in Japanese). Saga. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ↑
- ↑ "The oldest woman 113-year-old Saga" (in Japanese). NHK. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kama Chinen |
Oldest living Japanese person 2 May 2010 – 2 December 2011 |
Succeeded by Jiroemon Kimura |
| Preceded by Kama Chinen |
Oldest living Japanese woman 2 May 2010 – 2 December 2011 |
Succeeded by Koto Okubo |