Tsuneo Aratani (荒谷常雄), 16.03.1918 - c. 09.01.2025, 106 (died in Taku City, Saga)

https://okuyami-information.com/2025-1-9%e4%bd%90%e8%b3%80%e3%80%80%e3%81%8a%e6%82%94%e3%82%84%e3%81%bf%e6%83%85%e5%a0%b1/

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SHIKOKU (四国)

Ehime (愛媛県)
-. Momoyo Abe (阿部桃代), F, 109, 1915.04 - c. 2024.12.26 (died in Imabari)

She passed away on December 22, 2024.

https://zenkoku-okuyami.com/obituary/ehime/imabarishi/

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HOKKAIDŌ (北海道) & TŌHOKU (東北)

Yamagata (山形県)
2. Masa Mihara (三原マサ), F, 109, 1915.01.02 - 1915.08.30 --> c. 2024.12.23 (died in Yonezawa)

She passed away on December 21, 2024.

https://zenkoku-okuyami.com/obituary/yamagata/yonezawashi/page3/

Nice work, @mr-tsubaki!

You should actually (perhaps) be able to find more complete dates of death from this list - they CAN actually be found. 😉

INCOMPLETE DATES OF DEATH 110+ & OLDEST (WO)MEN 110- (= known dead, but the exact date of death is missing / has gone unreported)
Tomeyo Itō (伊東とめよ), F, 110, 1914.03 - c. 2024.08.26, Nagano (died in Chino)
Isami Shibata (柴田いさみ), F, 109, 1915.08.14 --> 2024.08.29 - 2024.09.10, Wakayama (residence unknown) (former oldest in Wakayama)
Akino Suda (須田あきの), F, 112, 1912.08.02 - 1912.09.01 --> c. 2024.10.11, Nagano (died in Nagano City)
Kō Watanabe (渡部こう), F, 109, 1915.01 - 1915.03 --> c. 2024.10.11, Yamagata (died in Yonezawa) (former oldest in Yamagata)
[Private], F, 112, 1912.10.10 - c. 2024.10.15, Niigata (died in Kamo)
Ayako Nyū (丹生アヤ子), F, 110, 1913.12.17 - 1914.12.16 --> c. 2024.12.16, Ōita (died in Ōita City)
Fumi Nakamura (中村フミ), F, 110, 1914.10.26 - 2025.01, Shiga (died in Yasu)
Tsuneo Aratani (荒谷常男), M, 106, 1918.03.16 - c. 2025.01.06, Saga (died in Taku) (former oldest man)
Chōjirō Ōi (大井長次郎), M, 107, 1917.09.16 - 1917.12.31 --> c. 2025.01.07, Yamagata (died in Tsuruoka) (former oldest man)
Ito Miyawaki (宮脇イト), F, 111, 1913.11.13 - c. 2025.01.24, Ōita (died in Saiki)

@mr-tsubaki There is still one you have not yet solved. 😉 

INCOMPLETE DATES OF DEATH 110+ & OLDEST (WO)MEN 110- (= known dead, but the exact date of death is missing / has gone unreported)
Isami Shibata (柴田いさみ), F, 109, 1915.08.14 --> 2024.08.29 - 2024.09.10, Wakayama (residence unknown) (former oldest in Wakayama)
Kō Watanabe (渡部こう), F, 109, 1915.01 - 1915.03 --> c. 2024.10.11, Yamagata (died in Yonezawa) (former oldest in Yamagata)
[Private], F, 112, 1912.10.10 - c. 2024.10.15, Niigata (died in Kamo)
Ayako Nyū (丹生アヤ子), F, 110, 1914.09 - 1914.11 --> c. 2024.12.16, Ōita (died in Ōita City)
Fumi Nakamura (中村フミ), F, 110, 1914.10.26 - 2025.01, Shiga (died in Yasu)
Tsuneo Aratani (荒谷常男), M, 106, 1918.03.16 - c. 2025.01.06, Saga (died in Taku) (former oldest man)
Chōjirō Ōi (大井長次郎), M, 107, 1917.09.16 - 1917.12.31 --> c. 2025.01.07, Yamagata (died in Tsuruoka) (former oldest man)
Ito Miyawaki (宮脇イト), F, 111, 1913.11.13 - c. 2025.01.24, Ōita (died in Saiki)

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@mr-tsubaki There is still one you have not yet solved. 😉 

INCOMPLETE DATES OF DEATH 110+ & OLDEST (WO)MEN 110- (= known dead, but the exact date of death is missing / has gone unreported)
Tsuneo Aratani (荒谷常男), M, 106, 1918.03.16 - c. 2025.01.06, Saga (died in Taku) (former oldest man)
Chōjirō Ōi (大井長次郎), M, 107, 1917.09.16 - 1917.12.31 --> c. 2025.01.07, Yamagata (died in Tsuruoka) (former oldest man)

Tsuneo Aratani (荒谷常男) passed away on January 7, 2025.
https://rbox.g-search.or.jp/aps/FXCN/main.jsp?uji.verb=GSHWA0240&serviceid=FXCN&paraEventType=T&PARAPID=2&PARASETID=GTR&PARAC=1&paraFreeWord=%82%A0%82%E7%82%BD%82%C9%81E%82%C2%82%CB%82%A8+AND+%82V%93%FA%8E%80%8B%8E%81A%82P%82O%82U%8D%CE%81B+AND+%8D%B2%89%EA%8C%A7&paraFreeWord_Radio=35&comboKikan=0&paraHidukeFrom=20250109&paraHidukeTo=20250109
　"あらたに・つねお AND ７日死去、１０６歳。 AND 佐賀県"

Chōjirō Ōi (大井長次郎) passed away on January 6, 2025.
https://rbox.g-search.or.jp/aps/FXCN/main.jsp?uji.verb=GSHWA0240&serviceid=FXCN&paraEventType=T&PARAPID=2&PARASETID=GTR&PARAC=1&paraFreeWord=%82%A8%82%A8%82%A2%81E%82%BF%82%E5%82%A4%82%B6%82%EB%82%A4+AND+107%8D%CE%81B%90%EC%90K%92%AC%8F%E319%82%CC11%81B6%93%FA&paraFreeWord_Radio=35&comboKikan=0&paraHidukeFrom=20250108&paraHidukeTo=20250108
　"おおい・ちょうじろう AND 107歳。XXXXXXXXX。6日"*
*In the Yamagata Shimbun's Okuyami, after the name comes the age of the deceased, then his residential address, and only then the day of his death. To avoid privacy issues, I have hidden the address just in case.

Mr. Kōki Kamozaki of Onga Town, who was the OLM in Fukuoka Prefecture, entered limbo, aged 109 or 110.

He was last confirmed alive on 1 September 2024.
He was born on 11 March 1915.

https://www.town.onga.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/10065.pdf

According to the population statistics of Onga Town, compiled on March 31, 2025, there is not a single man living in the town who is over 105 years old.

https://longeviquest.com/2025/06/life-of-sumiko-taki-oldest-living-person-aichi/

Sumiko Taki (滝壽美子), Oldest Living Person in Aichi, Japan

－Living Brightly and in Good Health at 110, Once Walked Miles to School as a Girl －

LongeviQuest is pleased to share insights into the life of Sumiko Taki (滝壽美子).
Now the oldest known living person in Aichi Prefecture, she turned 110 on December 1, 2024, and continues to live brightly and in good health.

Early Life and Family

Born on December 1, 1914, in Inaba District (稲葉郡), now part of Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Taki was the eldest of five siblings. Longevity runs in her family—one of her sisters lived to around 100, and her younger brothers lived into their 90s.

As a young student, Taki strengthened her body by walking about an hour each way to her all-girls school, a routine she maintained for three years. This physically demanding commute helped build her stamina as a young girl.

At age 19, she married and moved to Kōnan City in Aichi Prefecture. The couple raised five children—four sons and one daughter.

Hobbies and Skills

Around the age of 40, Taki joined her husband in the ballroom dancing he was passionate about, and the two continued to enjoy dancing together until around the age of 60.

Taki was highly skilled in traditional crafts such as kimono-making and knitting. Even at the age of 110, she remains capable of knitting her own hats by hand.

Staying Active in Later Years

Possibly thanks to the strength she built in her school days, Taki remained active in later years. Until about age 105, she would occasionally walk 1.5 kilometers—using a rolling walker for seniors—to visit her son’s home.

At age 106, she moved into a nursing home, where she remains engaged in daily activities such as leg exercises, coloring, origami, and singing. She tells her family that she enjoys her life at the facility.

Staying Active in Later Years of the Oldest Living Person in Aichi

Now using a wheelchair, Taki can still stand and take several steps as part of her daily routine. She eats a wide variety of foods without particular preferences and has never experienced any serious illnesses or injuries, maintaining good health throughout her life.

Taki became Aichi Prefecture’s oldest resident following the death of 114-year-old Mine Kondo (近藤ミネ) on May 20, 2025.

LongeviQuest would like to express its sincere gratitude to Mrs. Taki’s family for kindly sharing her story. We also extend our best wishes for her continued health and well-being.

See also: Official Press Release from Aichi Prefecture – Update on the Prefecture’s Oldest Living Resident

The oldest living man in Tokushima Prefecture is Mr. Yoshikatsu Mori (森義勝) from Minami Town sadly passed away on June 23, 2025 at 08:16 AM at the of 107 years old.

He was born on May 8, 1918.

105th birthday

106th birthday

Obituary

Death report 

Rest in peace, Mori-san.