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Haruyo Fukazawa
Haruyo Fukazawa
Birth: 21 March 1911
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Death: 15 September 2023
Fujikawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Age: 112 years, 178 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Haruyo Fukazawa (Japanese: 深澤春代; 21 March 1911 – 15 September 2023) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2024.

Biography[]

Haruyo Fukazawa was born in Kajikazawa Town, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan on 21 March 1911.

When she was young, she worked in a paper mill and also worked hard on parenting and farming. She moved to a nursing home in June 2020. She can move wheelchair herself and take the elevator from the first floor to the second floor. She also has a strong appetite and can eat with chopsticks without the help of a caregiver. Fukazawa was hospitalized for 12 days in March 2021 due to acute bronchitis and recovered.

In March 2021, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.

Fukazawa died in Fujikawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan on 15 September 2023 at the age of 112 years, 178 days.

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