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Ai Shinohara
Ai Shinohara
Birth: 4 January 1913
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Death: 13 August 2024
Machida, Tokyo, Japan
Age: 111 years, 222 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Ai Shinohara (4 January 1913 – 13 August 2024) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Ai Shinohara was born in Japan on 4 January 1913. When she was a child her father was a captain she would often go with her father on voyages.

Her husband Kamenosuke Shinohara was a Doctor of Pharmacology who invented a reagent kit for biochemical testing during World War II. Mrs. Shinohara herself established a company named Shino-test Laboratory and was the first company to manufacture and sell clinical testing kits and her company is still a industry leader and continue to contribute to global healthcare.

On 4 January 2023 she turned 110 and became a supercentenarian.

She died on 13 August 2024 at the age of 111 years, 222 days.

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References[]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdTz3Ven-wU

https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/2024-validations/