• Anonymous S. joined the list on March 18, 2025
• January 28, 2025 was the last list with only 1 person from Tokyo
• May 19, 2025 was the last list with 9,113+
• Akino Ueda joined the list on June 7, 2025
• Anonymous (Kyōto) joined the list on July 28, 2025
• June 26, 2025 was the last list with only 1 person from Kyoto
• March 9, 2022 was the only list with someone from Fukuoka, it was the first list here on the forum and the person was none other than Kane Tanaka (#1)
• Iwate makes its debut here

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Japan (as of 29th May 2026)
Today's Update (Ms. Kagawa turned 115; RIP Ms. Ōno)

1. Shigeko Kagawa (Yamatokoriyama, Nara pr.) (b. 28 May 1911), 115 y.o.
2. Fuyo Kishimoto (Kyoto, Kyoto pr.) (b. 20 December 1911), 114 y.o.
3. Chihiro Takaoka (Ashiya, Hyōgo pr.) (18 September 1912), 113 y.o.
4. Anonymous (Kimitsu, Chiba pr.) (30 October 1912), 113 y.o.
5. Yukie Takahashi (Akiruno, Tokyo pr.) (4 January 1913), 113 y.o.
6. Toshiko Ueda (Kanazawa, Ishikawa pr.) (January 1913), 113? y.o.
7. Haruko Onizuka (Mizumaki, Fukuoka pr.) (18 March 1913), 113 y.o.
8. Ichi Kubota (Miyako, Iwate pr.) (30 May 1913), 112 y.o.
9. Koyū Morita (Matsubara, Osaka pr.) (12 July 1913), 112 y.o.
10. Chitose Awata (Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi pr.), (b. 20 August 1913), 112 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Japan (as of 7th June 2026)
Today's Update (Ms. Kubota turned 113)

1. Shigeko Kagawa (Yamatokoriyama, Nara pr.) (b. 28 May 1911), 115 y.o.
2. Fuyo Kishimoto (Kyoto, Kyoto pr.) (b. 20 December 1911), 114 y.o.
3. Chihiro Takaoka (Ashiya, Hyōgo pr.) (18 September 1912), 113 y.o.
4. Anonymous (Kimitsu, Chiba pr.) (30 October 1912), 113 y.o.
5. Yukie Takahashi (Akiruno, Tokyo pr.) (4 January 1913), 113 y.o.
6. Toshiko Ueda (Kanazawa, Ishikawa pr.) (January 1913), 113? y.o.
7.  Haruko Onizuka (Mizumaki, Fukuoka pr.) (18 March 1913), 113 y.o.
8. Ichi Kubota (Miyako, Iwate pr.) (30 May 1913), 113 y.o.
9. Koyū Morita (Matsubara, Osaka pr.) (12 July 1913), 112 y.o.
10. Chitose Awata (Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi pr.), (b. 20 August 1913), 112 y.o.

• March 18, 2025 was the last time someone over 115 years old was here.

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Japan (as of 6th August 2026)
Today's Update (Ms. Morita turned 113; Ms. T. Ueda limbo case)

1. Shigeko Kagawa (Yamatokoriyama, Nara pr.) (b. 28 May 1911), 115 y.o.
2. Fuyo Kishimoto (Kyoto, Kyoto pr.) (b. 20 December 1911), 114 y.o.
3. Chihiro Takaoka (Ashiya, Hyōgo pr.) (18 September 1912), 113 y.o.
4. Anonymous (Kimitsu, Chiba pr.) (30 October 1912), 113 y.o.
5. Yukie Takahashi (Akiruno, Tokyo pr.) (4 January 1913), 113 y.o.
6.  Haruko Onizuka (Mizumaki, Fukuoka pr.) (18 March 1913), 113 y.o.
7. Ichi Kubota (Miyako, Iwate pr.) (30 May 1913), 113 y.o.
8. Koyū Morita (Matsubara, Osaka pr.) (12 July 1913), 113 y.o.
9. Chitose Awata (Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi pr.), (b. 20 August 1913), 112 y.o.
10. Kiyoko Kondō (Tamano, Okayama pr.), (b. 1 September 1913), 112 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Japan (as of 24th August 2026)
Today's Update (Ms. Awata turned 113)

1. Shigeko Kagawa (Yamatokoriyama, Nara pr.) (b. 28 May 1911), 115 y.o.
2. Fuyo Kishimoto (Kyoto, Kyoto pr.) (b. 20 December 1911), 114 y.o.
3. Chihiro Takaoka (Ashiya, Hyōgo pr.) (18 September 1912), 113 y.o.
4. Anonymous (Kimitsu, Chiba pr.) (30 October 1912), 113 y.o.
5. Yukie Takahashi (Akiruno, Tokyo pr.) (4 January 1913), 113 y.o.
6.  Haruko Onizuka (Mizumaki, Fukuoka pr.) (18 March 1913), 113 y.o.
7. Ichi Kubota (Miyako, Iwate pr.) (30 May 1913), 113 y.o.
8. Koyū Morita (Matsubara, Osaka pr.) (12 July 1913), 113 y.o.
9. Chitose Awata (Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi pr.), (b. 20 August 1913), 113 y.o.
10. Kiyoko Kondō (Tamano, Okayama pr.), (b. 1 September 1913), 112 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Japan (as of 31st August 2026)
Today's Update (RIP Ms. Kagawa)

1. Fuyo Kishimoto (Kyoto, Kyoto pr.) (b. 20 December 1911), 114 y.o.
2. Chihiro Takaoka (Ashiya, Hyōgo pr.) (18 September 1912), 113 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Kimitsu, Chiba pr.) (30 October 1912), 113 y.o.
4. Yukie Takahashi (Akiruno, Tokyo pr.) (4 January 1913), 113 y.o.
5. Haruko Onizuka (Mizumaki, Fukuoka pr.) (18 March 1913), 113 y.o.
6. Ichi Kubota (Miyako, Iwate pr.) (30 May 1913), 113 y.o.
7. Koyū Morita (Matsubara, Osaka pr.) (12 July 1913), 113 y.o.
8. Chitose Awata (Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi pr.), (b. 20 August 1913), 113 y.o.
9. Kiyoko Kondō (Tamano, Okayama pr.), (b. 1 September 1913), 112 y.o.
10. Ayako Kyōtani (Yokohama, Kanagawa pr.) (b. 29 September 1913), 112 y.o.

Shigeko Kawaga's death is first Top 10 death in Japan since Tomi Ōno's death on 21 April 2026.

• May 19, 2025, was the last time there were 9 or more people on the list, but unfortunately, it didn't last long; now we are back to 8.
• Toshiko Ueda joined the list on December 22, 2025.
• November 7, 2025, was the last list with no one from Ishikawa.
• Okayama makes its debut on the list.
• Shigeko Kagawa debuted on the list on August 17, 2024; her successor, Fuyo Kishimoto, joined on January 5, 2025.
• July 16, 2024, was the last list with no one from Nara.
• September 30, 2024, was the last list featuring someone from Kanagawa.

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Japan (as of 7th September 2026)
Today's Update (Ms. Kondō turned 113; Ms. Onizuka limbo case)

1. Fuyo Kishimoto (Kyoto, Kyoto pr.) (b. 20 December 1911), 114 y.o.
2. Chihiro Takaoka (Ashiya, Hyōgo pr.) (18 September 1912), 113 y.o.
3. Anonymous (Kimitsu, Chiba pr.) (30 October 1912), 113 y.o.
4. Yukie Takahashi (Akiruno, Tokyo pr.) (4 January 1913), 113 y.o.
5. Ichi Kubota (Miyako, Iwate pr.) (30 May 1913), 113 y.o.
6. Koyū Morita (Matsubara, Osaka pr.) (12 July 1913), 113 y.o.
7. Chitose Awata (Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi pr.), (b. 20 August 1913), 113 y.o.
8. Kiyoko Kondō (Tamano, Okayama pr.), (b. 1 September 1913), 113 y.o.
9. Ayako Kyōtani (Yokohama, Kanagawa pr.) (b. 29 September 1913), 112 y.o.
10. Tsutae Hayashi (Tadotsu, Kagawa pr. ) (b. 28 October 1913), 112 y.o.