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Chiyo Miyako [Japanese: 都 千代] (born 2 May 1901) is a validated Japanese supercentenarian who is, at the age of 117, the oldest living person in the world. She currently lives in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture.[1]
Miyako was officially validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 3 August 2015. She has been the oldest living person in Kanagawa prefecture since the death of 114 year-old Kiyoko Ishiguro on 5 December 2015. She is the last surviving validated person born in 1901.
Miyako became the world's oldest living person upon the death of Nabi Tajima on 21 April 2018.
References
- ↑ GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group