Masae Uchiyama | |
Masae Uchiyama in September 2018, aged 111. | |
Birth: | 27 February 1907 Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan |
Death: | 28 July 2019 Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan |
Age: | 112 years, 151 days |
Country: | JPN |
Validated |
Masae Uchiyama [Japanese: 内山マサヱ] (27 February 1907 – 28 July 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 living person in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Biography
Masae Uchiyama was born in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan on 27 February 1907. When she was young, she often travelled, and used her dexterity to cook and sew.
In February 2018, Uchiyama was reported as the second-oldest living person in Nagasaki Prefecture, behind 111-year-old Tsunahei Ogawa. Her age was verified by Takeo Inishie, Tzen Wei Tseng, and Japan's MHLW, and validated by the GRG on 20 May 2019.
Masae Uchiyama died in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan on 28 July 2019, at the age of 112 years, 151 days.
References
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- 敬老の日 107歳女性を訪問 NHK News Web, 4 September 2014 (Archived)
- Article from September 2017 KTN, 18 September 2017 (dead link)
- 【長崎市内に百歳以上の方が291名】 長崎市議会事務局 on Facebook, 21 September 2017
- 長崎県内最高齢は小川さん111歳 100歳以上は新たに519人 Nishinippon Shimbun, 17 September 2018
- 女性県内最高齢者に感謝を込めて Nagasaki City, November 2018
- 長崎)県内最高齢は111歳の内山マサヱさん Asahi Shimbun, 8 January 2019
- 県内最高齢者の死亡について Nagasaki Prefecture, August 2019 (dead link)
- 県内最高齢:112歳、内山さんが死去 長崎市 /長崎 Mainichi Shimbun, 24 August 2019