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Kame Ganeko
Kame Ganeko
Kame Ganeko on her 110th birthday in 2015
Birth: 10 April 1905
Japan
Death: 18 October 2019
Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan
Age: 114 years, 191 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Kame Ganeko [Japanese: 我如古カメ] (10 April 1905 – 18 October 2019) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Kame Ganeko was born in Japan on 10 April 1905. She became the oldest living person in Okinawa Prefecture following the death of Teru Oshiro on 26 January 2018. On 10 April 2019, she celebrated her 114th birthday, becoming the second person from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan to do so.

Ganeko died in Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan, on 18 October 2019, at the age of 114 years, 191 days. At the time of death, she was the seventh-oldest living person in the world. She is currently the second-oldest validated person ever from Okinawa Prefecture, behind Kama Chinen.

Oldest Siblings

Ganeko, along with her sister, Kikue Taira (born 26 April 1910) are the oldest siblings ever with a combined age of over 228 years, more than four years longer than the combined age of the second oldest siblings ever.

Taira was 109 years old at the time of Ganeko's death in October 2019 and Taira is currently 113 years, 327 days.

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