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Japanese supercentenarian

Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years.As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of whom are women.

As of 7 December 2022, it lists the oldest living Japanese person as Fusa Tatsumi (born in Osaka on 25 April 1907), aged 115 years, 226 days.

The oldest verified Japanese and Asian person ever is Kane Tanaka (1903–2022), who lived to the age of 119 years and 107 days, making her the second oldest validated person ever as well.

Japan was also home to the world's oldest man ever, Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.