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22/04/2025 8:15 am
Masao Kōge, Oldest Living Person in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Dies at 111
Masao Kōge, the oldest living person in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, passed away from natural causes (senility) on April 20, 2025, at the age of 111 years and 355 days.
This news was first reported by the Minami-Nippon Shimbun (Minami-Nippon Newspaper).
She was born on April 30, 1913, in Korea during the Japanese colonial period. After marrying in Korea, she moved to her husband’s hometown of Tsuruta-machi (now part of Satsuma Town in Kagoshima Prefecture), following the end of World War II.
In Japan, she raised five children and adapted to her new environment, including learning the Kagoshima dialect. Kōge was known for her quiet and patient nature and was especially skilled at making homemade kimchi, a nod to her Korean birthplace. Even at the age of 111, she was still able to feed herself.
She became the oldest living person in Kagoshima Prefecture following the death of Sueko Katsu of Amami Ōshima (a remote island in Kagoshima Prefecture), who passed away at age 112 on July 6, 2024.
Following her passing, 111-year-old Sato Sakashita of Kagoshima City has become the oldest living person in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Rest in peace.
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http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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20/05/2025 9:41 pm
She is the oldest person born in South Korea in history, the 2nd oldest person born in 1913 to die so far, the 248th oldest person to die in Japan in history
She died at the same age as:
Mae Ringer 26 Feb 1882 16 Feb 1994 111 years, 355 days USA
Clothilde Roy 23 Oct 1889 13 Oct 2001 FRA
Maria Novara 4 May 1913 24 Apr 2025 ITA
She is the 10th oldest person in history to die in Kagoshima
She was the oldest person in Kagoshima since 6 Jul 2024 (288 days) the shortest time since Michi Hamada who was from 8 July 2022 to fl 31 Jan 2023 (fl 207 days) at 111 years fl 8 days, Koge also is the youngest to die in the position of oldest person in Kagoshima since then
She is the 2nd person from Satsuma to occupy this position, after Shimi Kushiyama who died on March 20, 2021
Would Sato Sakashita now be the oldest person in Kagoshima?, born on March 30, 1914
She was the 20th oldest person alive in Japan, 61st in the world
She is the 110th oldest emigrant in history
Does anyone know who is the oldest person born in South Korea alive now?
Another question, shouldn't the name of South Korea also be in the topic title (KOR)?
RIP
