Misao Okawa
| Misao Okawa | |
|---|---|
| File:Misao Okawa.jpgMisao Okawa.jpg Okawa in 2013 | |
| Native name | 大川 ミサヲ |
| Born | 5 March 1898 Tenma (present-day Kita-ku), Osaka, Japan |
| 💀Died | 1 April 2015 (aged 117 years, 27 days) Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan1 April 2015 (aged 117 years, 27 days) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Yukio Okawa (m. 1919–1931; his death) |
| 👶 Children | 3 (2 living) |
Misao Okawa (大川 ミサヲ Ōkawa Misao, sometimes romanized as Misawo Okawa; 5 March 1898 – 1 April 2015)[1] was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living person from the death of Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura on 12 June 2013 until her own death on 1 April 2015.[2]
Biography
Okawa was born on 5 March 1898, the fourth daughter of a draper in the Tenma district (present-day Kita-ku) of Osaka. From 1997, she lived at a nursing home in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka.[1] She married Yukio Okawa in 1919 and had three children (two daughters and one son), of whom her son, Hiroshi, and daughter Shizuyo survived her.[3] Her husband died on 20 June 1931 at age 36.[4] She had four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.[3][5] She was able to walk until she was 110, when she began using a wheelchair to prevent falls. She could, however, propel herself using her wheelchair.[3]
Longevity
Okawa was the world's oldest living woman since the death of 115-year-old Japanese woman Koto Okubo on 12 January 2013.[6] On 27 February 2013, a few days before her 115th birthday, she was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest living woman in the world and was presented with a certificate at her nursing home in Osaka.[5]
Okawa said that sushi and sleep were the reasons why she lived so long.[7] On her 117th birthday, she said that her life seemed short. When asked about the secret of her longevity, she replied, jokingly, "I wonder about that too."[8]
Death
Okawa died at her nursing home residence in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan, at 6:58 am, on 1 April 2015[1][9] after suffering heart failure.[10] At the time of her death, Okawa was the fifth-oldest verified person ever recorded.[11] Following the death of Okawa, American woman Gertrude Weaver became the world's oldest living person until her own death five days later.[12]
Since the death of Okawa, an anonymous woman who was born on 15 March 1900 and lived in Tokyo became Japan's oldest living person.[13] Okawa was the last verified living Japanese person born in the 1800s.[14]
See also
- List of the verified oldest people
- List of the verified oldest women
- List of Japanese supercentenarians
- Longevity
- Oldest people
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 世界最高齢大川ミサヲさん死去＝１１７歳、老衰で－大阪 [Misao Osawa, world's oldest person, dies of old age in Osaka at 117]. Jiji.com (in Japanese). Japan: Jiji Press. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Jiroemon Kimura, Oldest Man in Recorded History, Dies at 116". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 これまでの人生振り返り「短いな」世界最高齢女性の大川ミサヲさんが１１５歳の誕生日 [Birthday of the 115-year-old Misao Okawa's oldest women in the world "short" recalls life so far]. Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Guinness World Records 2014. Guinness World Records. p. 59. ISBN 978-1908843357. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Japan names world's oldest woman". USA Today. February 27, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ↑ Ryall, Julian (January 14, 2013). "Oldest woman in the world dies". The Telegraph. Tokyo: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ↑ "World's oldest person Misao Okawa reveals sushi and sleep are the secrets to long life". news.com.au. March 4, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ↑ McCurry, Justin (March 5, 2015). "Life seems short, says world's oldest person at 117". The Guardian. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ↑ Okawa profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed April 1, 2015.
- ↑ Tanya Lewis, [1], Live Science, April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015
- ↑ "Misao Okawa, World's Oldest Person, Dead At 117". Huffingtonpost. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ Izadi, Elahe (April 6, 2015). "Gertrude Weaver dies just five days after becoming the world's oldest person". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "国内最高齢の１１５歳女性が死去" [Oldest person in Japan has died at 115]. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 24 April 2018. (in Japanese)
- ↑ 100歳以上生きる「一世紀人」が激増中！ - 日経Bizアカデミー (in Japanese) Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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