Oldest Person in Japan Dies at Age 116 in Osaka Prefecture

She became the oldest person in Japan after a 119-year-old woman in Fukuoka Prefecture died in April 2022.

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Japan News

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Fusa Tatsumi receives a longevity celebration from Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura (right) on Sept. 15. PHOTO: THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN

December 13, 2023

TOKYO – Fusa Tatsumi, the oldest person in Japan, died aged 116 in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture on Tuesday morning, sources said.

She became the oldest person in Japan after a 119-year-old woman in Fukuoka Prefecture died in April 2022.

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