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Teruko Sugimoto
Teruko Sugimoto
Sugimoto at the age of 110.
Birth: 27 February 1902
Japan
Death: 15 December 2012
Kurayoshi City, Tottori, Japan
Age: 110 years, 292 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Teruko Sugimoto [Japanese: 杉本暉子] (27 February 1902 – 15 December 2012) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

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Teruko Sugimoto was born in Japan on 27 February 1902. Following the death of 109-year-old Shizuko Yoshikawa on 7 August 2010, she became the oldest living person in Tottori Prefecture.

In February 2012, Sugimoto celebrated her 110th birthday. Her age was verified by Japan's MHLW and Anson Davis, and (posthumously) validated by the GRG on 1 November 2013.

Teruko Sugimoto died in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan on 15 December 2012 at the age of 110 years, 292 days. At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Tottori Prefecture.

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