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Hatsue Tachikawa
Hatsue Tachikawa
Tachikawa on her 110th birthday in 2017.
Birth: 10 December 1907
Japan
Death: 22 December 2019
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Age: 112 years, 12 days
Country: JapanJPN
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Hatsue Tachikawa [Japanese: 立川初枝] (10 December 1907 – 22 December 2019) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Biography

Hatsue Tachikawa was born on 10 December 1907 in Japan. On 16 December 2017, six days after her 110th birthday, she became the oldest known person in Shizuoka Prefecture following the death of 110-year-old Teru Tanaka.

Tachikawa's age was verified by Takeo Inishie, Yu Li, Yumi Yamamoto, and Japan’s MHLW, and (posthumously) validated by the GRG on 21 February 2020.

Hatsue Tachikawa died in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on 22 December 2019 at the age of 112 years, 12 days. The oldest person in Shizuoka Prefecture after her death was then-111-year-old Kahoru Furuya (18 February 1908 – 25 December 2022).

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