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{{afd-mergeto|List of Japanese supercentenarians|Koto Okubo|22 September 2012|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Koto Okubo<br />大久保 琴
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| birth_date = 24 December 1897<br /> (age {{Age in years and days|1897|12|24}})
| birth_place =
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| residence= ], ], Japan
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Oldest living Japanese woman
: since 2 December 2011
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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 oldest woman in Asia and the fourth oldest person living in the world. She is the oldest living woman in Japan and the country's second oldest living person behind ]. Along with Kimura and ], she is one of the last three verified living people born in 1897.

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
|url=http://www.47news.jp/CN/201112/CN2011120201001661.html
|title=長寿日本一長谷川さん死去 京都の男性が最高齢に
|work=47NEWS
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|language={{ja icon}}
|date=2011-12-02
|accessdate=2012-09-16
}}</ref>. Furthermore, at that time, her record was not identified and recognized by the ]<ref name=grg-e>{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM|title=Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians|work=Gerontology Research Group}}</ref>, so there was a disagreement in both view. According to GRG's list, the oldest woman from Japan was Misawo Okawa (]), who is 72 days younger than Okubo.

The name of Okubo was finally reported by the Japanese press on September 14, 2012<ref name=sankeibiz20120914>{{Cite news
|url=http://www.sankeibiz.jp/econome/news/120914/ecc1209141455001-n2.htm
|title=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
|work=MSN Sankei Biz
|newspaper=]
|language={{ja icon}}
|date=2012-09-14
|accessdate=2012-09-16
}}</ref>, and on the same day, Okubo was verified and added to the GRG list for ].

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

==Longevity milestones==
===2011===
*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.

===2012===
*24 January 2012&nbsp;– ] died, Koto Okubo, aged 114 years 31 days, became the fourth oldest living person in the world.
*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.
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==References==
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/News/Sp201209140114.html|title=100 years old or more, the highest increase in more than 42 consecutive years, the first 50,000 people, both men and women <!--Japanese title:100歳以上、初の5万人超 42年連続増、男女とも最多-->|work=The Chugoku Shimbun}}
* {{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120914p2g00m0dm021000c.html|title=Centenarians in Japan set to number over 50,000 for 1st time|work=The Mainichi}}

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{{Persondata
| NAME = Okubo, Koto
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Supercentenarian
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1897
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