| Shiki Fukuda | |
![]() Shiki Fukuda in September 2019 | |
| Birth: | 1 September 1908 Bungotakada, Oita Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 6 April 2020 Oita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 111 years, 218 days |
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| Validated | |
Shiki Fukuda (Japanese: 福田シキ; 1 September 1908 – 6 April 2020) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Shiki Fukuda was born in Bungotakada, Oita Prefecture, Japan on 1 September 1908. She and her husband moved to Taiwan at one point, but returned to Japan during World War II. Her husband died when she was 38; they had five daughters together. She worked as an elementary school teacher before retiring.
Fukuda celebrated her 110th birthday in September 2018. In September 2019, she was reported to be the oldest living person in Oita Prefecture, Japan.
Fukuda died in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan on 6 April 2020 at the age of 111 years, 218 days.
References[]
- 2022 validations Gerontology Research Group
- 109歳、福田さん祝福 大分市長「元気な姿に感銘」 /大分 Mainichi, 5 September 2017
- 明治41年9月1日生(109歳) Oita Prefecture, 16 September 2017
- 市長が110歳女性の長寿祝う NHK News Web (Archive), 5 September 2018
- 大分)長寿の秘訣「別にない」 111歳の福田さん Asahi, 4 September 2019
- 訃報 福田シキさん 111歳=県内最高齢 /大分 Mainichi JP
