Koto Okubo
| Koto Okubo | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 大久保 琴 |
| Born |
24 December 1897 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died |
12 January 2013 (aged 115 years, 19 days) Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | oldest living woman from 17 December 2012 to 12 January 2013 |
Koto Okubo (大久保 琴 Ōkubo Koto, 24 December 1897 – 12 January 2013) was a Japanese supercentenarian who, at the time of her death aged 115 years and 19 days, was recognized as the oldest woman in the world and the second oldest living person behind Jiroemon Kimura. At the time of her death, Okubo was one of only 29 people verified to have surpassed a 115th birthday.
Koto Okubo became the oldest woman from Japan and Asia after the death of Chiyono Hasegawa on 2 December 2011. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare did not announce her name officially (only her residence and age were released).[1] Furthermore, at that time, her record was not identified and recognized by the Gerontology Research Group.[2]
The name of Okubo was finally reported by the Japanese press on 14 September 2012,[3] and on the same day, Okubo was verified and added to the GRG list and Guinness World Records.
Okubo lived in a nursing home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa with her son. She died of pneumonia on 12 January 2013.[3][4][5]
See also
- List of supercentenarians who died in 2013
- List of Japanese supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest people
- List of the verified oldest women
- Oldest people
References
- ↑ "長寿日本一長谷川さん死去 京都の男性が最高齢に" [Oldest person in Japan, Hasegawa, dies: Kyoto man is now the oldest]. 47NEWS (in Japanese) (Press Net Japan Co.,Ltd.). 2 December 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "全国の１００歳以上高齢者が初の５万人超え 過去最多更新 最高齢は１１５歳" [Number of people over the age of 100 exceeds 50,000 for the first time - Oldest is 115]. MSN Sankei Biz (in Japanese) (Sankei Digital Inc.). 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "世界最高齢の日本女性死去 １１５歳、大久保琴さん" [World's oldest woman, Koto Okubo, dies in Japan at 115] (in Japanese). Press Net Japan Co.,Ltd. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ "World's oldest woman in Japan dies at 115". Kyodo News. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
| Preceded by Dina Manfredini |
Oldest recognized living woman 17 December 2012 – 12 January 2013 |
Succeeded by Misao Okawa |
| Preceded by Chiyono Hasegawa |
Oldest living woman in Japan 2 December 2011 – 12 January 2013 |