Tane Ikai
Encyclopedia
holds the record as the oldest undisputed person ever from Japan
. She was also the oldest undisputed person ever from Asia
.
Ikai became Japan's oldest person at age 113 in 1992 following the death of 114-year-old Waka Shirahama. She outlived her daughter and three sons. Ikai moved to a retirement home in 1972 at age 93 and enjoyed sewing and pottery making until she suffered a stroke at 99. She suffered from another stroke at age 113 and had been bed-ridden since. She had three meals of a rice porridge (known as "okayu") a day. She died at age (see List of the world's oldest people) of kidney failure in Nagoya. Her body was the first of a supercentenarian
known to be autopsied
.
On January 18, 1995, Ikai turned 116, and became the third fully validated person to reach that age (first being Jeanne Calment
in 1991). She was the last surviving person documented as being born in 1879. She was also the oldest fully authenticated Japanese person to ever hold the title of oldest living person.
She was one of the two last living links from the 1870s, the other being Jeanne Calment
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She was also the oldest undisputed person ever from Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Ikai became Japan's oldest person at age 113 in 1992 following the death of 114-year-old Waka Shirahama. She outlived her daughter and three sons. Ikai moved to a retirement home in 1972 at age 93 and enjoyed sewing and pottery making until she suffered a stroke at 99. She suffered from another stroke at age 113 and had been bed-ridden since. She had three meals of a rice porridge (known as "okayu") a day. She died at age (see List of the world's oldest people) of kidney failure in Nagoya. Her body was the first of a supercentenarian
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
known to be autopsied
Autopsy
An autopsy—also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy , autopsia cadaverum, or obduction—is a highly specialized surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present...
.
On January 18, 1995, Ikai turned 116, and became the third fully validated person to reach that age (first being Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
in 1991). She was the last surviving person documented as being born in 1879. She was also the oldest fully authenticated Japanese person to ever hold the title of oldest living person.
She was one of the two last living links from the 1870s, the other being Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
.
See also
- List of the verified oldest people
- National longevity recordholdersNational longevity recordholdersThis is a list of oldest people by nation. It includes the individual, for each given country, who are reported to have had the longest lifespan. Such records can only be determined to the extent that the given country's records are reliable. Comprehensive birth registration largely came into being...
- Oldest peopleOldest peopleThis is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....