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Take Taniguchi
Take Taniguchi
Birth: 5 February 1909
Noboribetsu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Death: fl.1 December 2021
Muroran, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Age: 112 years, 299+ days
Country: JapanJPN
Unvalidated

Take Taniguchi (Japanese: 谷口タケ; 5 February 1909 – fl.1 December 2021) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known person in Hokkaido Prefecture when she went to limbo.

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Take Taniguchi was born in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan on 5 February 1909. In September 2018, she was reported as the ninth-oldest person in Hokkaido Prefecture. She became a supercentenarian in February 2019. In September 2019, she was reported as the second-oldest living person in Hokkaido Prefecture, behind Misao Yamashita of Sapporo.

Taniguchi was last known to be alive on 1 December 2021 at the age of 112 years, 299 days. At that time, she lived in Muroran, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

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