Chiyono Hasegawa
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Hasegawa.
| Chiyono Hasegawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 November 1896 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] At the time of her death, she was the oldest person in Japan,[2] the second oldest person in the world and the oldest woman in Asia.[3]
Timeline[change]
- 2008 (Heisei 20):On Senior Citizen's Day, Governor Furukawa of Saga Prefecture visited her at her nursing home.[4] She was the oldest person living in the prefecture.
- 2010 (Heisei 23): In May 2010, she became the oldest living Japanese person.[5]
References[change]
- ↑ "Japan's oldest person dies at 115," Mainichi Shimbun (Japan). December 3, 2011; retrieved 2011-12-27; archived here
- ↑ "Japan’s oldest person, 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, dies," Globe and Mail (Canada). December 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-27.[dead link]
- ↑ According to the Guiness Book of Records here, when Hasegawa died, the oldest person then known was Besse Cooper of Monroe, Georgia, in the United States.
- ↑ 最高齢111歳の長谷川さんを知事が訪問 ("Governor's visit to the oldest 111-year-old Hasegawa"), Saga Shimbun (Japan). September 11, 2008. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "Japan's oldest person dies at 115," Mainichi Shimbun (Japan). December 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-27. Archived 27 December 2011 at WebCite
Other websites[change]
- Gerontology Research Group (GRG), Supercentenarians, recent deaths 2011; archived here
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