Ms. Nobu Kawano of Yokohama, Kanagawa pr. (JPN) sadly passed away on 22 October 2024, of natural causes, at the age of 113 years and 208 days. This was confirmed by her family.
She was born on 28 March 1911 in Omitama, Ibaraki pr. (JPN).
https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/nobu-kawano
In September 2023, she was recognized as the oldest living person in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City. She was also reported as the second-oldest living person in Kanagawa Prefecture, behind Masa Matsumoto. On September 15th, the mayor of Kanagawa Ward paid her a visit to extend his congratulations on her longevity.
In September 2024, she was reported as the oldest living person in Kanagawa Prefecture.
At the time of her death, she was the 8th OLP in Japan.
May she rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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https://longeviquest.com/2025/03/kanagawas-oldest-resident-nobu-kawano-passed-away-at-113-in-2024/
LongeviQuest has confirmed the passing of Nobu Kawano (Japanese: 河野のぶ), who was the oldest living person in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She passed away on 22 October 2024, at the age of 113 years and 208 days.
Nobu Kawano was born on 28 March 1911, in Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan, as the fifth of nine siblings. After working as a babysitter in Tokyo, she married in Kanagawa at 21 and had five children.
During World War II, she worked in a munitions factory and grew food on the Tsurumi Riverbed due to shortages. After the Kanagawa Air Raid, her family evacuated to Yamanashi, where she supported them by selling charcoal. After the war, she returned to Kanagawa, dedicating herself to homemaking and sewing.
Widowed at 67, she lived independently until 92 and remained active in her community. She climbed a steep hill daily until 105, which her family credited for her strength. After surviving aspiration pneumonia, she moved to a nursing home at 105 but remained able to feed herself at 112. She enjoyed tuna sashimi and sake, with her diet later adjusted for safety.
On 9 July 2024, following the passing of 114-year-old Masa Matsumoto, she became the oldest living person in Kanagawa Prefecture.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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From the President of LongeviQuest Japan:
The representative of the supercentenarian’s family, her/his child, is also around their 90s, and when the only means of communication is a landline, it can often be difficult to stay in touch.
Unfortunately, we learned about her passing late, but we are grateful to her family for giving us the opportunity to learn about her life and for sharing this information with us.
Rest in peace, Nobu Kawano.
(Note: Her family's surname is Kono (河野), but after validation, it was discovered that, for some reason, only she was recorded as Kawano (河野) in the Koseki, despite the kanji being the same. As a result, her name on her LQ profile was changed from the original Nobu Kono to Nobu Kawano in September last year to reflect this official record.)
Thanks, dear friend, for sharing this info.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
She is the 5th oldest person born in 1911 to die to date
She is the 7th oldest person in Kanagawa history to die
She was the oldest in Kanagawa from 9 July 2024 - 22 Oct 2024 (105 days) and died at 113 years, 208 days, the youngest since Kimi Kawasaki (113 years, 261 days on 10 Dec 2022) the 5th person from Yokohama to be considered the oldest in Kanagawa, the 2nd in a row
She is the 87th oldest person in Japanese history, 335th in world history.
From the President of LongeviQuest Japan:
The representative of the supercentenarian’s family, her/his child, is also around their 90s, and when the only means of communication is a landline, it can often be difficult to stay in touch.
Unfortunately, we learned about her passing late, but we are grateful to her family for giving us the opportunity to learn about her life and for sharing this information with us.
Rest in peace, Nobu Kawano.(Note: Her family's surname is Kono (河野), but after validation, it was discovered that, for some reason, only she was recorded as Kawano (河野) in the Koseki, despite the kanji being the same. As a result, her name on her LQ profile was changed from the original Nobu Kono to Nobu Kawano in September last year to reflect this official record.)
Thanks, dear friend, for sharing this info.
Reminds me a bit of Eric Hobsbawm getting a w in his last name instead of a u due to a clerical error:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Hobsbawm