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Nobu Kawano
Nobu Kawano
Nobu Kawano on her 113th birthday in 2024
Birth: 28 March 1911
Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Age: 113 years, 318 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Nobu Kawano [Japanese: 河野信] (born 28 March 1911) is a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Nobu Kawano was born in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan on 28 March 1911. She was the fifth of nine children. She got married at the age of 21 and had five children.

On 28 March 2021, Kawano celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.

As of September 2023, Kawano still participated in activities at her care home, and enjoyed interacting with people around her and eating meals with the other residents. Her son Yutaka Kono was 91 years old as of 2024. At the age of 113, she can still use chopsticks and eats a wide variety of foods.

Nobu Kawano currently lives in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan at the age of 113 years, 318 days. She is currently the oldest living person in Kanagawa Prefecture since the death of Masa Matsumoto on 9 July 2024.

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