Tane Ikai

Tane Ikai (January 18, 1879- July 12, 1995) was a Japanese supercentenarian. She is the oldest person ever from Japan and also the oldest person from Asia. She was 116 years old when she died.

Biography
After supercentenarian Waka Shirahama died in 1992 at the age of 114, Tane Ikai became the oldest resident of Japan. She was 113 years old at that time.

Tane Ikai outlived her daughter and three sons. She enjoyed sewing until she suffered from a stroke at the age of 99. At the age of 113, she suffered from another stroke and was bed-ridden since then. She died in 1995 at the age of 116 in Nagoya from kidney failure.

Longevity records
Tane Ikai is the oldest verified person from Asia.