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Yoshie Saito
Birth: 25 December 1892
Japan
Death: 13 August 2004
Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Age: 111 years, 232 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Yoshie Saito [Japanese: 齊藤ヨシヱ] (25 December 1892 – 13 August 2004) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

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Yoshie Saito was born in Japan on 25 December 1892. In December 2002, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.

Saito died in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan on 13 August 2004 at the age of 111 years, 232 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person in Yamagata Prefecture (behind Syun Suzuki, who was three months older than her). She is also the second person on record to become a supercentenarian in Yamagata.

Saito's age was verified by Japan's MHLW, Tom Li, and the IDL, and validated by the GRG on 25 March 2012.

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