| Kikue Taira | |
 Taira on her 103rd birthday in 2013 | |
| Birth: | 26 April 1910 Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 18 April 2024 Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 113 years, 358 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Kikue Taira [Japanese: 平良菊枝] (26 April 1910 – 18 April 2024) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Kikue Taira was born in Yomitan Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on 26 April 1910, as the third of four daughters. At some point, she got married and gave birth to six children (five sons and a daughter). While still living at her own home, she enjoyed cooking. She was good at knitting, and she would make woolen capes and other gifts for her children and grandchildren.
In April 2020, Taira celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
Taira died from natural causes in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on 18 April 2024 at the age of 113 years, 358 days.
Recognition
In September 2020, Taira was reported as the seventh-oldest known living person in Okinawa Prefecture.
Taira's age was verified by Japan's MHLW, Yumi Yamamoto, and Waclaw Jan Kroczek, and validated by the GRG on 5 March 2023.
In September 2023, Taira was reported as the second-oldest known living person in Okinawa Prefecture, after Kame Uema.
At the time of Taira's death, she was the fifth-oldest known living person in Japan, after Tomiko Itooka, Okagi Hayashi, Masa Matsumoto, and Ina Okazawa.
Oldest Siblings
Taira was the younger sister of Kame Ganeko (10 April 1905 – 18 October 2019) who lived to the age of 114 years, 191 days. Together, they are the oldest known pair of siblings in history with a combined age of over 228 years.
She and Kame Ganeko are the second ever known supercentenarian sister pair and they are also the first known siblings to both reach the age of 112+.
Gallery
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References
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- Kikue Taira Gerontology Research Group
- 103歳の誕生日 Yomisato.or.jp, 27 April 2013
- Kame Ganeko Obituary Okinawa Okuyami, 20 October 2019
- 百歳以上長寿者沖縄県上位20人名簿 Okinawa Prefecture, 1 September 2020
- 社会福祉法人 祥永会 特別養護老人ホーム読谷の里 沖縄の求人は, 21 March 2023
- 令和５年「老人の日・老人週間」について Okinawa Prefecture, 15 September 2023