| Yasue Okai | |
 Okai (aged 111) in October 2020 | |
| Birth: | 25 November 1908 Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 6 February 2023 Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 114 years, 73 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Yasue Okai [Japanese: 岡井ヤスエ] (25 November 1908 – 6 February 2023) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the third-oldest validated living person in Japan, after Fusa Tatsumi and Tomiko Itooka, and the second-oldest validated living person in Osaka Prefecture, after Tatsumi.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Yasue Okai was born on 25 November 1908 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. After her marriage, she ran a button shop in Higashiosaka together with her husband Heizaburo. She had a bright and sociable personality, and she was active as a PTA officer at her children's school. She was also the female head of temples and community events.
Later Life and Death[]
Okai was a good cook, so when she was at home, it was her pleasure to serve homemade sushi rolls and oden to her family and neighbors. Until the age of 105, she was well enough to walk around the neighborhood using a walker.
There was a history of longevity in Okai's family. Two or three of her sisters lived well into their 90s and 100s.
In November 2018, Okai celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
Okai's age was verified by Japan’s MHLW, Nobue Yoshida, Yu Li, and Yumi Yamamoto, and validated by the GRG on 18 October 2022.
Yasue Okai died on 6 February 2023 at a nursing home in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, at the age of 114 years, 73 days, where she had lived since she was around 108. She had been the oldest known living person in Higashiosaka since 2017.
Gallery[]
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- 110歳の市内最高齢者を表彰しました Higashiosaka City, 25 October 2019
- 特別養護老人ホーム ブログ Hohoemi Fukushi, 17 October 2020
- 特別養護老人ホーム ブログ Hohoemi Fukushi, 27 February 2021
- Mention, 1 November 2022
- Death mention, 19 February 2023