Nobu Kawano | |
![]() Nobu Kawano on her 113th birthday in 2024 | |
Birth: | 28 March 1911 Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
Age: | 113 years, 318 days |
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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.
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/nobu-kawano/ Nobu Kawano
- 区内最高齢は河野さん(112) Town News Kanagawa Ward Edition, 21 September 2023
- 9月 敬老月間の出会い~すてきなシニアの方々をお訪ねしました Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City, 22 September 2023
- 113歳差の笑顔 タウンニュース, 4 April 2024