| Kiku Nishimura | |
![]() Kiku Nishimura at the age of 110. | |
| Birth: | 2 May 1897 Japan |
| Death: | 22 August 2008 Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Age: | 111 years, 112 days |
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| Validated | |
Kiku Nishimura [Japanese: 西村キク] (2 May 1897 – 22 August 2008) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Kiku Nishimura was born in Japan on 2 May 1897. In September 2007, she was reported as the oldest living person in Satsumasendai.
Nishimura's age was verified by Japan's MHLW and Stefan Gelow, and validated by the GRG on 26 March 2008.
Kiku Nishimura died in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan on 22 August 2008, at the age of 111 years, 112 days.
References[]
- Kiku Nishimura GRG Gallery
- 県内の100歳以上544人 10万人あたり30.58人、全国4位=鹿児島 Yomiuri Shimbun (Morning edition), 10 September 2003 (page 32)
- 祝敬老 いつまでもお元気で! Satsumasendai City, 10 September 2007
- 薩摩川内市の最高齢者が死去 Minami-Nippon Shimbun, 26 August 2008 (page 17)
