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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Taminato was born in Wakugawa, Nakijin, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan, on 15 October 1906. After losing her husband in the Second World War, she managed to run a store and raised four sons and three daughters. Until the age of 100, reading a newspaper was her daily routine. Following the death of [[Kame Ganeko]] on 18 October 2019, she became the oldest living person in Okinawa Prefecture.
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Taminato was born in Wakugawa, Nakijin, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan on 15 October 1906. After losing her husband in the Second World War, she managed to run a store and raised four sons and three daughters. Until the age of 100, reading a newspaper was her daily routine. Following the death of [[Kame Ganeko]] on 18 October 2019, she became the oldest living person in Okinawa Prefecture.
   
Taminato died at a nursing home in Nakijin, Okinawa, Japan, on 7 August 2020, at the age of 113 years, 297 days.
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Taminato died at a nursing home in Nakijin, Okinawa, Japan on 7 August 2020 at the age of 113 years, 297 days.
   
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==References==
 
*[https://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/614087 113歳 田港小夜さん死去 県内最高齢 今帰仁村出身] Okinawa Times, 9 August 2020
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
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Sayo Taminato113.jpg|Sayo Taminato on her 113th birthday.
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Sayo Taminato113.jpg|Sayo Taminato on her 113th birthday in 2019
 
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==References==
 
*[https://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/614087 113歳 田港小夜さん死去 県内最高齢 今帰仁村出身] Okinawa Times, 9 August 2020
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Latest revision as of 13:02, 24 December 2021

Sayo Taminato
Sayo Taminato
Birth: 15 October 1906
Nakijin, Okinawa, Japan
Death: 7 August 2020
Nakijin, Okinawa, Japan
Age: 113 years, 297 days
Country: JapanJPN
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Sayo Taminato (Japanese: 田港小夜; 15 October 1906 – 7 August 2020) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Taminato was born in Wakugawa, Nakijin, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan on 15 October 1906. After losing her husband in the Second World War, she managed to run a store and raised four sons and three daughters. Until the age of 100, reading a newspaper was her daily routine. Following the death of Kame Ganeko on 18 October 2019, she became the oldest living person in Okinawa Prefecture.

Taminato died at a nursing home in Nakijin, Okinawa, Japan on 7 August 2020 at the age of 113 years, 297 days.

Gallery

References