Kame Ganeko

Kame Ganeko
Kame Ganeko on her 110th birthday
Birth:	10 April 1905 Japan
Death:	18 October 2019 Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan
Age:	114 years, 191 days
Country:	JPN
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Kame Ganeko [Japanese: 我如古カメ] (10 April 1905 – 18 October 2019) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of death, she was the fifth-oldest living person in the world.

Biography

Kame Ganeko was born in Japan on 10 April 1905. She became the oldest living person in Okinawa Prefecture following the death of Teru Oshiro on 26 January 2018. On 10 April 2019, she celebrated her 114th birthday. Ganeko died in Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan, on 18 October 2019, at the age of 114 years, 191 days.

At the time of her death, Ganeko's sister Kikue Taira (born 26 April 1910) was 109 years-old, and reportedly and lives in Yomitan Village. In September 2019, she was reported as the tenth-oldest person in Okinawa. They are the oldest siblings ever with a combined age of over 224 years.

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References

• Photo Gallery for Supercentenarians born in the year 1905
• 沖縄最高齢の114歳女性死去　読谷村の我如古カメさん　戦争で夫亡くし、畑仕事で1男4女育てる Ryūkyū Shimpō, 20 October 2019
• Obituary https://okinawaokuyami.com/info/20191020034055.html