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Kura Bingo
Kura Bingo
Kura Bingo in September 2019
Birth: 20 October 1905
Japan
Death: 31 October 2019
Uda, Nara, Japan
Age: 114 years, 11 days
Country: JapanJPN
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Kura Bingo [Japanese: 備後 クラ] (20 October 1905 – 31 October 2019) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Kura Bingo was born in Japan on 20 October 1905. At the age of 102, she could no longer walk and used a wheelchair. At the age of 108 (almost 109) she became bedridden and remained that way for the rest of her life. In September 2016, she was reported as the oldest living person in Nara Prefecture, and has been confirmed as such for four consecutive years. She was the third-oldest living validated person in Japan. She was also the oldest person ever to have died in Nara Prefecture.

Bingo lived in Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. She died on 31 October 2019 at the age of 114 years, 11 days.

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