Mrs. Shitsui Hakoishi of Nakagawa, Tochigi Pr. (JPN) sadly passed away on 1 September 2026, aged 109 years and 295 days.
She was born on 10 November 1916 in the same town.
She was the world's oldest barber and the oldest living person in Tochigi Prefecture.
https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/shitsui-hakoishi/
Rest in peace.
R.I.P. Ms. Hakoishi.
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude