Chiyono Hasegawa
Chiyono Hasegawa was born on November 20, 1896. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Chiyono Hasegawa
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 8 August 2026, the oldest-known living Japanese person is Shigeko Kagawa (born in Nara on 28 May 1911), who is aged 115 years, 72 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.