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{{Nihongo|'''Koto Okubo'''|大久保 琴|Ōkubo Koto|born 24 December 1897}} is a Japanese ], who at the age of {{age in years and days|1897|12|24}}, is the second-oldest living person, and oldest woman, in the world, behind fellow Japenese supercentenarian ]. The two are the last verified living people born in 1897.


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Koto Okubo became the oldest woman from Japan and Asia after the death of ] on 2 December 2011. But ] did not announce her name officially (The released information was only the residence and age).<ref>{{Cite news
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The name of Okubo was finally reported by the Japanese press on 14 September 2012,<ref name=sankeibiz20120914>{{Cite news
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}}</ref> and on the same day, Okubo was verified and added to the GRG list for ].

Now, Okubo lives in a nursing home with her son.<ref name=sankeibiz20120914 />

*2 December 2011&nbsp;– ] died. Koto Okubo, aged 113 years, 343 days, became the oldest living woman and second oldest living person in Japan. She also became the oldest living woman in Asia.
*14 September 2012&nbsp;– Koto Okubo, aged 114 years, 265 days, is identified and recognized by the ]<ref name=grg-e /> as the oldest living woman in Japan.
*16 December 2012&nbsp;- Okubo became one of the 30 verified oldest people, aged 114 years, 358 days, surpassing ].
*17 December 2012&nbsp;- Okubo became the oldest woman in the world, aged 114 years, 359 days, after ]'s death.
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