Ōkawa Misao

Ōkawa Misao ( Japanese 大川 ミ サ ヲ , sometimes Romanized Misawo Okawa ; born March 5, 1898 in Tenma, Kita-ku , Osaka ; † April 1, 2015 in Higashisumiyoshi-ku , Osaka) was a Japanese age record holder. At 117 years and 27 days, she was the oldest person from Japan and Asia until August 31, 2017 when Tajima Nabi broke her record, and is now (January 2020) the ninth oldest person of all time . She was the oldest living person since Jiroemon Kimura's death on June 12, 2013.

Life

Ōkawa was born on March 5, 1898, the fourth daughter of a textile merchant from the Tenma district in Osaka. In 1919 she married Ōkawa Yukio, with whom she had two daughters and a son. Her son Hiroshi and daughter Shizuyo survived. Her husband died on June 20, 1931 at the age of 36. She had four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Since 1997, Ōkawa has lived in a nursing home in the Higashisumiyoshi District. At the age of 110, she started using a wheelchair to prevent falls. She could use it to move around until she died.

Okawa has been the oldest woman alive since the death of Japanese Ōkubo Koto on January 12, 2013 . This was recognized by Guinness World Records on February 27, 2013 . She became the oldest person alive on June 12, 2013. In 2014, she cited sushi and a lot of sleep as reasons for her longevity . On her 117th birthday, Okawa said her life seemed short-lived. When asked about the secret of a long life span, she replied: "I wonder that too."

death

At 6:58 a.m. on April 1, 2015, Ōkawa died of heart failure in her nursing home in Osaka. At the time of her death, she was the fourth oldest person of all time, the ninth person to be verified to be 116 years old, and the fourth person to be proven to be 117 years old. After Ōkawa's death, the American Gertrude Weaver became the oldest person alive until she died five days later, on April 6, 2015.

See also

• List of the oldest people
• List of the oldest women

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} 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 Press, April 1, 2015 (Japanese) ( Memento from April 1, 2015 in the web archive archive.today )
2. ↑ Jiroemon Kimura, Oldest Man in Recorded History, Dies at 116 . Archived from the original on June 15, 2013.
3. ↑ 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) ( Japanese ) In: Sankei News . March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved on April 29, 2014.
4. ↑ Guinness World Records 2014 . Guinness World Records, p. 59 ,, ISBN 978-1908843357 .
5. ^ Julian Ryall: Oldest woman in the world dies . In: The Telegraph , Telegraph Media Group Limited, January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013. 
6. ↑ Japan names world's oldest woman . In: USA Today , February 27, 2013. 
7. ↑ Emma Innes: World's oldest woman Misao Okawa says Sushi and sleep are secret to a long life . In: Daily Mail Online , March 3, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2015. 
8. ^ Justin McCurry: Life seems short, says world's oldest person at 117 . In: The Guardian . March 5, 2015. Accessed March 13, 2015.
9. ↑ Okawa profile , bbc.co.uk; accessed on April 1, 2015.
10. ^ Misao Okawa, World's Oldest Person, Dead At 117 , Huffingtonpost. April 1, 2015. Accessed December 26, 2016. 
11. ↑ Sam Frizell: The World's Oldest Person is Totally Chill About Turning 117 . In: TIME.com , March 4, 2015. 
12. ↑ Gertrude Weaver dies just five days after becoming the world's oldest person . In: Washington Post , April 6, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015. 

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Ōkawa is the family name, Misao the first name.