| Yoso Fukunaga | |
![]() Fukunaga in September 1996, aged 109 | |
| Birth: | 9 January 1887 Ibuki, Shiga, Japan |
| Death: | 9 January 1997 Ibuki, Shiga, Japan |
| Age: | 110 years, 0 days |
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| Validated | |
Yoso Fukunaga [Japanese: 福永よそ] (9 January 1887 – 9 January 1997) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Yoso Fukunaga was born in Ibuki, Shiga Prefecture, Japan on 9 January 1887. Following the death of 109-year-old Haru Okamoto on 11 February 1995, she became the oldest living person in Shiga Prefecture.
Her age was verified by the IDL and Japan's MHLW, and (posthumously) validated by the GRG on 29 January 2014 (she was validated as "anonymous" at the time).
Yoso Fukunaga died in Ibuki, Shiga Prefecture, Japan on 9 January 1997, her 110th birthday.
References[]
- Gerontology Research Group
- 滋賀県 Data Collection Site
- 近畿最高齢者を激励 滋賀の福永さん 109歳、副知事が訪問 Kyoto Shimbun, Morning edition, 6 September 1996 (page 30)
