Yoshie Okamoto | |
Okamoto at the age of 106 | |
Birth: | 31 March 1907 Japan |
Death: | January 2019 Obama, Fukui, Japan |
Age: | 111 years, 276-306 days |
Country: | JPN |
Validated |
Yoshie Okamoto [Japanese: 岡本芳江] (31 March 1907 – fl. 14 September 2018) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known living person in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Biography
Yoshie Okamoto was born on 31 March 1907 in Japan. In September 2017, she was reported as the oldest living person in Fukui Prefecture, being the successor of Yoshiko Ito, who died on 10 April 2017.
Okamoto was last reported alive on 14 September 2018 at the age of 111 years, 167 days. At that time she lived in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In September 2019, she went to limbo since the oldest living person in Fukui Prefecture was reported to be Shige Nakatsuka of Tsuruga, born 3 January 1911.
References
- 長寿のお祝いが行われました(vol.58) Obama City, 19 September 2013
- 平成30年度百歳高齢者の状況をお知らせします。 Fukui Prefecture, 14 September 2018
- 令和元年度福井県内100歳高齢者の状況 Fukui Prefecture, September 2019