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Fuji Takashima
Fuji Takashima
Birth: 15 August 1911
Kotsubo, Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Death: 23 October 2023
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Age: 112 years, 69 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Fuji Takashima [Japanese: 高嶋フジ] (née Hirai; 15 August 1911 – 23 October 2023) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Fuji Takashima was born as Fuji Hirai in Kotsubo, Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 15 August 1911. Her mother died of typhoid fever.

Takashima is a survivor of the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake. In August 2021, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.

At the age of 112, Takashima could still able to walk with assistance.

Takashima's age was verified by the MHLW, Japan, Yu Li, et al., and validated by the GRG on 1 October 2023.

Fuji Takashima died of natural causes in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 23 October 2023 at the age of 112 years, 69 days.

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