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| | 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}}) | |||
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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 3rd 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 3 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 | |||
| |newspaper=] | |||
| |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 14 September 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 – ] 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 – ] died, Koto Okubo, aged 114 years 31 days, became the 4th oldest living person in the world. | |||
| *14 September 2012 – Koto Okubo, aged 114 years 265 days, is identified and recognized by the ]<ref name=grg-e /> as the oldest living woman in Japan. | |||
| *4 December 2012, ] died, Koto Okubo, aged 114 years 346 days, became the 3rd oldest living person in the world. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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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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| {{s-ttl |title=] |years=2 December 2011 – Incumbent}} | |||
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| {{Persondata | |||
| | NAME = Okubo, Koto | |||
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| | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Supercentenarian | |||
| | DATE OF BIRTH = 24 December 1897 | |||
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