VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES-
CHRONOLOGY JAPAN
  as of May 28, 2007     Age       place of age when living case Photo?
Three or More Documents (three-stars)1
nation name born died years days R S death oldest rank added source
1 Japan Yoshigiku Ito Aug.  3, 1856 Nov. 26, 1966 110 115 O M Japan -110
2 Japan Mito Umeta Mar. 27, 1863 May 31, 1975 112 65 O F Japan -112
3 Japan Niwa Kawamoto Aug.  5, 1863 Nov. 16, 1976 113 103 O F Japan 111-113
4 Japan Shigechiyo Izumi June 29, 1865 Feb. 21, 1986 120 237 O M Japan 111-120 original 1999 list
5 Japan Momo Okuma Jan. 12, 1874 Feb. 10, 1984 110 29 O F Japan Sept. 13, 2004
6 Japan Ine Tsugawa Apr.  3, 1875 May 21, 1986 111 48 O F Japan 110-111
7 Japan Mitsu Fujisawa Apr.  9, 1876 Jan. 17, 1990 113 283 O F Japan 110-113
8 Japan Waka Shirahama Mar. 23, 1878 June 16, 1992 114 85 O F Japan 113-114
9 Japan Tane Ikai Jan. 18, 1879 July 12, 1995 116 175 O F Japan 113-116
10 Japan Eiju Tsuru Feb.  4, 1879 Jan. 11, 1990 110 341 O M Japan
11 Japan Hide Ohira Sept.  15, 1880 May  9, 1995 114 236 O F Japan Feb.  4, 2003
12 Japan Sue Utagawa Jan. 19, 1884 May  4, 1997 113 105 O F Japan 111-113
13 Japan Suekiku Miyanaga Apr.  7, 1884 June 20, 1998 114 74 O F Japan 113-114
14 Japan Asa Takii Apr. 28, 1884 July 31, 1998 114 94 O F Japan 114
15 Japan Tase Matsunaga May 11, 1884 Nov. 18, 1998 114 191 O F Japan 114
16 Japan Gengan Tonaki Oct. 30, 1884 Jan. 24, 1997 112 86 O M Japan
17 Japan Shizue Hasegawa Jan. 27, 1885 July 31, 1997 112 185 O F Japan
18 Japan Yasu Akino Mar.  1, 1885 Feb. 12, 1999 113 348 O F Japan 113
19 Japan Tase Hayasaka July  1, 1885 July 23, 1998 113 22 O F Japan
20 Japan Masaki Moriyama Dec. 21, 1885 Sept. 14, 1997 111 267 O F Japan
21 Japan Matsu Kayo Jan.  9, 1886 Dec. 13, 1998 112 338 O f Japan
22 Japan Chiyo Kowada Sept. 16, 1886 Dec. 31, 1998 112 106 O F Japan
23 Japan Denzo Ishizaki Oct. 20, 1886 Apr. 29, 1999 112 191 O M Japan 112
24 Japan NA Nov. 23, 1886 Dec. 19, 1996 110 26 O ? Japan May  7, 2002
25 Japan NA May  4, 1887 July 15, 1997 110 72 O ? Japan May  7, 2002
26 Japan Shie Kitai June 28, 1887 Oct. 28, 1998 111 122 O F Japan
27 Japan NA Sept. 12, 1887 Jan. 16, 1998 110 126 O ? Japan May  7, 2002
28 Japan Kamato Hongo Sept. 16, 1887 Oct. 31, 2003 116 45 O F Japan 111-116   1999
29 Japan Kamado Okuhara Oct. 28, 1887 Jan. 10, 1999 111 74 O F Japan May-02
30 Japan Kayo Fujii Mar. 12, 1888 Aug.  6, 1999 111 147 O F Japan
31 Japan Mie Ishiguro June  2, 1888 Aug. 14, 2001 113 73 O F Japan
32 Japan NA Aug.  7, 1888 Aug. 18, 1998 110 11 O ? Japan May  7, 2002
33 Japan Asa Yashiro Aug.  8, 1888 Dec.  4, 1998 110 118 O F Japan
34 Japan Sadayoshi Tanabe Oct. 20, 1888 Jan. 18, 2000 111 90 O M Japan
35 Japan Matsuno Oikawa Feb. 20, 1889 Jan.  3, 2002 112 317 O F Japan
36 Japan Yukichi Chuganji Mar. 23, 1889 Sept. 28, 2003 114 189 O M Japan   2000
37 Japan Mitoyo Kawate May 15, 1889 Nov. 13, 2003 114 182 O F Japan 114   2000
38 Japan Aki Ichikawa Aug. 10, 1889 Aug. 14, 2000 111 4 O F Japan
39 Japan Gozei Taba Sept. 12, 1889 Jan.  6, 2001 111 116 O F Japan
40 Japan Yaeno Koga Nov.  4, 1889 Oct. 27, 2000 110 358 O F Japan
41 Japan Kamado Koja Nov. 17, 1889 Apr.  3, 2000 110 138 O F Japan
42 Japan Chiake Nakamura Dec. 31, 1889 July  7, 2000 110 189 O M Japan
43 Japan Yoshi Ishii Jan. 16, 1890 Aug.  31, 2000 110 228 O F Japan
44 Japan Rin Fukaya Jan. 19, 1890 June 30, 2000 110 163 O F Japan
45 Japan Soto Kitagawa Feb. 23, 1890 Mar. 18, 2001 111 23 O F Japan
46 Japan Hanae Sugiyama July 27, 1890 Jan. 11, 2001 110 168 O F Japan
47 Japan Ura Koyama Aug. 30, 1890 Apr.  5, 2005 114 218 O F Japan (Fukuoka) 113-114  
48 Japan NA  Sept. 27, 1890 Jan.  9, 2001 110 104 O ? Japan May  7, 2002
49 Japan Mise Ito Nov.  6, 1890 Mar. 18, 2004 113 133 O F Japan  
50 Japan Tsuru Misawa Jan.  11, 1891 Sept. 21, 2002 111 253 O F Japan  
51 Japan Shizuno Iwasaki Feb.  1, 1891 Dec.  3, 2001 110 305 O F Japan    
52 Japan Kumekichi Tani Apr. 20, 1891 May 12, 2003 112 22 O M Japan  
53 Japan Yuinosuke Hashimoto Apr. 27, 1891 May 31, 2003 112 34 O M Japan  
54 Japan Tsuru Takenaka May 18, 1891 Feb.  6, 2002 110 264 O F Japan    
55 Japan Sawayo Tanaka June  9, 1891 Nov.  1, 2003 112 145 O F Japan   case restored Oct. 21, 2004
56 Japan Kame Nagayama Sept. 21, 1891 Apr.  9, 2002 110 200 O F Japan
57 Japan Komitsu Yano Nov.  4, 1891 Sept. 14, 2002 110 314 O F Japan   June 26, 2002
58 Japan Kama Nakasone Nov. 23, 1891 Jan.  1, 2003 111 39 O M Japan  
59 Japan Kinno Tanoue Jan. 12, 1892 Nov. 30, 2002 110 322 O F Japan   Sept. 14, 2002
60 Japan Tsuru Fukuhara Feb. 10, 1892 July 15, 2004 112 156 O F Japan   Sept. 15, 2002
61 Japan Toyo Endo Feb. 13, 1892 Jan.  3, 2005 112 325 O F Japan (Shizuoka)   Sept. 16, 2002
62 Japan Yoki Yonehara Mar.  2, 1892 Jan.  4, 2005 112 308 O F Japan (Shimane)   Jan. 16, 2003
63 Japan Norio Kowada Apr. 25, 1892 June  6, 2003 111 42 O M Japan (Tokushima)   Jan. 16, 2003
64 Japan Kame Ue May  8, 1892 Jan. 30, 2003 110 267 O F Japan   May 10, 2002
65 Japan Kame Higa June 22, 1892 Feb. 23, 2005 112 246 O F Japan (Okinawa)   Aug.  9, 2002
66 Japan Haru Shimazu July  7, 1892 Dec. 14, 2004 112 160 O F Japan (Kanagawa)   Jan. 16, 2003
67 Japan Syun Suzuki Sept. 25, 1892 Dec. 17, 2004 112 83 O F Japan (Yamagata) Sept. 15, 2004
68 Japan Kana Myazato Sept. 27, 1892 Dec. 15, 2002 110 79 O F Japan (Okinawa)   Nov. 15, 2002
69 Japan Yone Minagawa Jan.  4, 1893 114* O F lives in Japan (Fukuoka) 112- 1 Sept. 15, 2004
70 Japan Tane Komine Mar. 18, 1893 Mar. 14, 2005 111 361 O F Japan (Saitama)   Sept. 15, 2004
71 Japan Waki Muneta Mar. 22, 1893 Jan. 20, 2005 111 304 O F Japan (Hiroshima)   Sept. 15, 2004
72 Japan Fuji Nozawa Sept. 20, 1893 Sept.  6, 2004 110 352 O F Japan (Gumma)   Sept. 15, 2004
73 Japan Shizuko Oyama Dec.  8, 1893 May 14, 2005 111 157 O F Japan (Okinawa)   Sept. 14, 2004
74 Japan Kise Endoh Dec. 28, 1893 Mar.  3, 2005 111 65 O F Japan (Fukushima)   Sept. 21, 2004
75 Japan Shitsu Nakano Jan.  1, 1894 113* O F lives in Japan (Fukuoka) 2 Sept. 21, 2004
76 Japan Hisa Kurihara Feb.  5, 1894 Aug. 23, 2005 111 199 O F Japan (Miyazaki)   Sept. 21, 2004
77 Japan Tsuneyo Toyonaga May 21, 1894 113* O F lives in Japan (Kochi) 3 Sept. 21, 2004
78 Japan Haru Mori May 28, 1894 Apr. 16, 2006 111 323 O F Japan (Kagawa)   Sept. 21, 2004
79 Japan Yasu Nishiyama Aug. 20, 1894 Oct. 31, 2006 112 72 O F Japan (Kagawa)   Sept. 21, 2004 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka
80 Japan Kaku Yamanaka Dec. 11, 1894 112* O F lives in Japan (Aichi) 4 Oct.  9, 2005
81 Japan Soyo Iwakura Dec. 15, 1894 Oct. 19, 2006 111 308 O F Japan (Niigata)   Oct. 11, 2005 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
82 Japan Kohachi Shigetaka May 10, 1895 July  3, 2005 110 54 O M Japan July  3, 2005 MHW, Japan
83 Japan Suhe Yamada June  5, 1895 Mar.  5, 2006 110 273 O F Japan (Nagano)   Oct. 13, 2005
84 Japan Nijiro Tokuda June 10, 1895 June 12, 2006 111 2 O M Japan   Sept. 20, 2005 MHW, Japan/Louis Epstein
85 Japan Koyumi Inoue July 18, 1895 July 12, 2006 110 359 O F Japan (Gifu)   Oct. 15, 2005 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Tomoko Adachi
86 Japan Kozuru Ueda Aug.  1, 1895 Apr. 10, 2007 111 252 O F Japan (Miyazaki)   Oct. 16, 2005 fl. Sept 2006
87 Japan Chiyo Shiraishi Aug.  6, 1895 111* O F lives in Japan (Ibaraki) 5 Oct. 20, 2005
88 Japan Natsu Kumagawa Aug.  9, 1895 Sept. 30, 2005 110 52 O F Japan (Saga)   Oct. 23, 2005 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Todd Hamish
89 Japan Tomoji Tanabe Sept. 18, 1895 111* O M lives in Japan (Miyazaki) 6 Oct. 30, 2005
90 Japan Tama Higuchi Oct. 15, 1895 111* O F lives in Japan (Aichi) 7 Sept. 17, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
91 Japan Kiku Okhuma Nov. 18, 1895 Jan. 31, 2006 110 74 O f lives in Japan (Kyoto) Oct. 31, 2006 Ken Matsuoka/Tomoko Adachi/Robert Young/MHW, Japan
92 Japan Yoshino Ide Jan.  1, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Hyogo) 8 Sept. 23, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
tie Japan Naka Matsusaki Jan.  1, 1896 Mar.  6, 2007 111 64 O F Japan (Chiba)   Oct. 13, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
94 Japan Yukino Matsuoka Jan.  2, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Hyogo) 9 Oct. 15, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
95 Japan Shitsu Fuchikami Jan.  5, 1896 Oct.  6, 2006 110 274 O F Japan (Saga) Nov. 10, 2006 Tomoko Adachi/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young/MHW, Japan
96 Japan Miyae Nishiyama Jan. 10, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Wakayama) 10 Oct. 21, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
97 Japan Kuni Numata Feb.  1, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Osaka) 11 Oct. 24, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
98 Japan Mago Nozawa Feb.  9, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Kagoshima) 12 Oct. 27, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
99 Japan Kane Kagaya Feb. 18, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Kushiro) 13 Oct. 29, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
100 Japan Tsuyano Watanabe Feb. 20, 1896 May 14, 2007 111 83 O F Japan (Tokushima)   Oct. 30, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
101 Japan Hisa Tokumoto Feb. 25, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Yamaguchi) 14 Nov.  7, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
tie Japan Matsu Tsuru Feb. 25, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Fukuoka) tie Nov.  9, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
103 Japan Kane Azakawa Feb. 27, 1896 Sept. 19, 2006 110 204 O F Japan (Chiba)   Nov. 11, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
104 Japan Chisato Sato Mar.  1, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Fukuoka) 16 Nov. 17, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
105 Japan Sukesaburo Nakanishi Mar. 15, 1896 111* O M lives in Japan (Shiga) 17 Sept. 16, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
106 Japan Kikue Kametsu Mar. 23, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Fukuoka) 18 Nov. 24, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
107 Japan Kov Kojima Mar. 25, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Chiba) 19 Nov. 30, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
tie Japan Kesa Eiei Mar. 25, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Kagoshima) tie Dec.  7, 2006 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
109 Japan Chiyo Ogata Mar. 28, 1896 Dec.  6, 2006 110 253 O F Japan (Kagoshima)   Jan. 11, 2007 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
110 Japan Katsuno Mizuno Mar. 31, 1896 111* O F lives in Japan (Aichi) 21 Mar.  3, 2007 MHW, Japan/Ken Matsuoka/Robert Young
validated emigrant cases  
1 Japan Ito Konno Kinase Dec. 31, 1889 Jan. 24, 2003 113 24 O F U.S. (HI) May  9, 2002
validated incomplete cases (death date missing) also called LIMBO cases
1 Japan Woto Michii July 17, 1871 fl. Sept 8 1981 110+ 53+ O F  
2 Japan Utaro Tamura Apr.  5, 1892 fl. Jan 2003 110+ 271+ O M Japan (Tokyo) Jan. 16, 2003
3 Japan Naka Morii Sept. 27, 1893 Sept. 2005/Sept. 2006 112+ + O F Japan (Osaka)   Sept. 21, 2004
4 Japan Masa Osada Apr.  5, 1894 111* O F lives in Japan (Tokyo) 3 Sept. 23, 2005
5 Japan Hanae Kondou Apr. 21, 1894 fl. Sept. 14, 2004 110 + O F Japan (Shizuoka)   Sept. 21, 2004
6 Japan Kaya Itoh Aug. 30, 1894 fl. Sept. 14, 2004 110 + O F Japan (Saga)   Sept. 21, 2004
Limbo (no updates within past year, death unconfirmed)
2 Japan Kana Kiyan Aug. 20, 1895 fl. Sept. 2005 110+ O F lives in Japan (Okinawa)   Oct. 29, 2005
  pending cases
  Three Documents (awaiting document arrival)
Two Documents (two-star)
One Document (one-star)
Notes (no-star) (no stars)
Japan Hanayo Kami Sept. 15, 1894 Jan. 18, 2005 110 125 O F U.S. (HI)
Japan Yoki Koizumi Feb.  3, 1895 Mar.  8, 2005 110 33 O F U.S. (HI)
Japan Yotsu Heim Apr. 28, 1895 Sept. 30, 2005 110 155 O F U.S. (FL) news reports
reported cases missing date of birth
limbo (no updates within 2 years)
110th birthday not confirmed
Fui Seiko Nov. 30, 1891 fl. Sept. 2001 109+ Japan (Kumamoto)
Tama Yamane Feb. 16, 1892 fl. Sept. 2001 109+ Japan (Shizuoka)
Japan Chojo Fukuhara Oct. 12, 1895 fl. Nov. 2005? 110+ O M Japan (Okinawa)
demoted cases (reason for demotion)
problem cases (conflicting documents)
109-year-olds close to 110 (within 3 months of turning 110)