| Sai Maehara | |
 Maehara on her 101st birthday in 2011 | |
| Birth: | 13 June 1910 Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 8 July 2022 Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 112 years, 25 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Sai Maehara [Japanese: 前原サイ] (13 June 1910 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2022.
Biography[]
Sai Maehara was born in Japan on 13 June 1910. She witnessed the 1914 eruption of Sakurajima. She was widowed shortly after World War II, and raised her four children alone.
In June 2020, Maehara celebrated her 110th birthday. On her 112th birthday in 2022, she was reported to be the oldest living person in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Sai Maehara died in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan on 8 July 2022 at the age of 112 years, 25 days. Subsequently, on 31 July 2022, the oldest living person in Kanoya was reported to be a 108-year-old woman in the statistics.
Gallery[]
Maehara at the age of 100
References[]
- 前原 サイさん（100 歳） Kanoya City, July 2010 (page 24)
- すごすぎる １０１歳！！ 大隅鹿屋病院 ナースの日誌, 29 June 2011
- 推計人口（令和3年6月1日現在） Kanoya City, 30 June 2021 (bottom Excel document)
- 目標は「元気でいること」桜島大正噴火も経験・鹿児島県内最高齢 前原サイさん １１２歳誕生日会 Fuji News Network, 13 June 2022 (Archived)
- 112th birthday Instagram Post, 14 June 2022
- 年齢別人口（令和4年1月～7月） Kanoya City, January/July 2022 (see the pages named R4.6月末年代別 and R4.7月末年代別)
- Death mention Instagram Post, 11 July 2022