| Masako Soga | |
 Soga (aged 110) in June 2023 | |
| Birth: | 23 February 1913 Kannabe, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 16 November 2024 Ibara, Okayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 111 years,267 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Masako Soga [Japanese: 曽我マサコ] (23 February 1913-16 Nov 2024) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest known living person in Okayama Prefecture since the death of 110-year-old Hanayo Hashimoto on 19 May 2023. Her age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Masako Soga was born in Kannabe (now part of the city of Fukuyama), Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on 23 February 1913, as the seventh of eight children. After getting married, she moved to Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture. Her husband, a film engineer, passed away in the early 1980s.
Soga was able to sew until she was 95. At the age of 110, she still had 20 of her own teeth, and still enjoyed eating her candy rice crackers. Among her favorite foods are fruits, fried chicken and pork cutlets. In April 2023, she was still able to walk, although she broke her femur at the age of 102. When asked about the secret of her longevity, she replied: “Chew food well.”
In February 2023, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
Soga died in Ibara, Okayama Prefecture, Japan at the age of 111 years, 267 days.
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- 我が家では、私の祖母を居宅介護しています natyu_72 on Instagram, 14 June 2020
- １０７歳と7ヶ月の祖母 natyu_72 on Instagram, 15 September 2020
- 109th birthday natyu_72 on Instagram, 23 February 2022
- 110th birthday natyu_72 on Instagram, 23 February 2023
- 県内最高齢・橋本はなよさんが老衰のため１１０歳で逝去 大正元年生まれ【岡山】 Yahoo Japan, 22 May 2023
- 110歳、長寿の秘訣は「よくかみ、野菜を食べる」 岡山県内最高齢・井原の曽我さん 中国新聞デジタル, 8 June 2023
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