Kama Chinen
| Kama Chinen | |
|---|---|
| File:Kama Chinen.jpgKama Chinen.jpg Kama Chinen on her 110th birthday | |
| Native name | 知念 カマ |
| Born | 10 May 1895 Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| 💀Died | 2 May 2010 (aged 114 years, 357 days) Nanjō, Okinawa, Japan2 May 2010 (aged 114 years, 357 days) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | World's verified oldest person |
Kama Chinen (知念 カマ Chinen Kama, 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010) was a Japanese supercentenarian, who, at the age of 114 years, 124 days, became the oldest validated living person when American supercentenarian Gertrude Baines (born 6 April 1894) died on 11 September 2009.[1] Chinen died on 2 May 2010, eight days before her 115th birthday. At the time of her death, she was the second oldest verified Japanese person ever (behind Tane Ikai) and the oldest verified person ever from Okinawa.
Health status[edit]
In September 2008, Chinen was reported to be in a wheelchair: "Though her daily activities require assistance, she enjoys going outside in a wheelchair with a nurse", the ministry said.[2]
Death[edit]
Chinen died at 4:40 PM on 2 May 2010 in Nanjō, Okinawa. She was 114 years and 357 days old. Her death left Eugénie Blanchard as the world's oldest living person and Chiyono Hasegawa as the oldest living person in Japan.[3] Her privacy was so closely guarded by her family that her name was not given in many Japanese newspaper reports about her death.[4]
See also[edit]
- List of the verified oldest people
- List of the verified oldest women
- List of Japanese supercentenarians
References[edit]
- ↑ Bermudez, Esmeralda (2009-09-11). "Gertrude Baines, the world's oldest person, dies at 115". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ↑ "Japan's Centenarians at Record High of 36,276". ABC News. September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Report on Kama Chinen's death (in Japanese) Archived May 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "World's Oldest Person Dies at 114". The Bismark Tribune. Bismark, North Dakota. May 5, 2010 – via newspapers.com. (Subscription required (help)). Cite uses deprecated parameter
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External links[edit]
- Hooper, Rowan (8 March 2009). Looking forward to a 200-year-old human. The Japan Times.
- Kenshoukai website (in Japanese)
- Kenshoukai, op cit (in Japanese)
- Kama Chinen's obituary (in Japanese)
- Obituary
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