Living Japanese Supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest living people from Japan. Those listed as verified have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group. Those listed as pending have provided at least one document supporting the reported age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are unverified have provided no documents to support the age claimed.
Verified Pending Unverified
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 30 June 2013 | Prefecture of birth | Prefecture of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misao Okawa | F | 5 March 1898 | 7002115000000000000115 years, 7002117000000000000117 days | Osaka | Osaka |
| 2 | Yoshino Tanaka | F | 3 March 1900 | 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002119000000000000119 days | Okinawa | Nagasaki |
| 3 | Nabi Tajima | F | 4 August 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002330000000000000330 days | ? | Kagoshima |
| 4 | Ryo Fujihira | F | 28 November 1900 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002214000000000000214 days | ? | Chiba |
| 5 | Kiyoko Ishiguro | F | 4 March 1901 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 7002118000000000000118 days | ? | Kanagawa |
| Anonymous | F | 8 May 1901 | 7002112000000000000112 years, 700153000000000000053 days | ? | Tokushima | |
| 6 | Hanae Kimura | F | 8 August 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002326000000000000326 days | ? | Tokushima |
| 7 | Masayo Okamoto | F | 21 September 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002282000000000000282 days | Okayama | Okayama |
| 8 | Toshie Yorimitsu | F | 30 September 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002273000000000000273 days | Kōchi | Okinawa |
| 9 | Tou Tajiri | F | 23 October 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002250000000000000250 days | ? | Osaka |
| 10 | Hana Shindo | F | 29 October 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002244000000000000244 days | ? | Saitama |
| 11 | Kameno Nosaka | F | 4 November 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002238000000000000238 days | ? | Tokyo |
| 12 | Tsuya Yamaguchi | F | 22 December 1901 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002190000000000000190 days | ? | Nagasaki |
| 13 | Jokichi Igarashi | M | 26 January 1902 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002155000000000000155 days | Niigata | Niigata |
| 14 | Mitsue Toyoda | F | 15 February 1902 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002135000000000000135 days | ? | Ōita |
| 15 | Sukino Tamai | F | 9 March 1902 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002113000000000000113 days | ? | Hyōgo |
| 16 | Kitsuyo Yamamoto | F | 12 March 1902 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002110000000000000110 days | ? | Shimane |
| 17 | Shin Hosono | F | 19 March 1902 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002103000000000000103 days | ? | Gunma |
| 18 | Sotomi Hara | F | 7 June 1902 | 7002111000000000000111 years, 700123000000000000023 days | ? | Nagano |
| 19 | Tsuya Miura | F | 24 July 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002341000000000000341 days | ? | Aichi |
| 20 | Yoneno Kouno | F | 7 August 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002327000000000000327 days | ? | Ehime |
| Masa Iseri | F | 19 September 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002284000000000000284 days | ? | Kumamoto | |
| Shizue Matsuzaki | F | 26 December 1902 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002186000000000000186 days | ? | Kagawa | |
| Matsu Adachi | F | 1 January 1903 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002180000000000000180 days | Yamagata | Ibaraki | |
| Yasutaro Koide | M | 13 March 1903 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002109000000000000109 days | ? | Aichi | |
| Tomi Hirano | F | 18 March 1903 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002104000000000000104 days | ? | Akita | |
| Saki Kanda | F | 26 March 1903 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 700196000000000000096 days | Iwate | Iwate | |
| Zentaro Kaneda | M | 13 May 1903 | 7002110000000000000110 years, 700148000000000000048 days | ? | Ibaraki |
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