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Not to be confused with Kameni Nakamura.

Kame Nakamura
Kame Nakamura
Birth: 8 March 1898
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Death: 12 September 2012
Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Age: 114 years, 188 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Kame Nakamura [Japanese: 仲村カメ] (8 March 1898 – 12 September 2012) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Kame Nakamura was born on 8 March 1898 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. She had four children, and was widowed during the war. Then, she managed a soba shop until age 60.

Nakamura was able to cook on her own until the age of 106, when she suffered a fracture because of a fall.

Following the death of 114-year-old Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010, Nakamura became the oldest living person in Okinawa prefecture.

Kame Nakamura died of senility in a hospital in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on 12 September 2012 at the age of 114 years, 188 days. At the time of her death, she was the fourth-oldest living person in Japan, and the sixth-oldest living verified person in the world.

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