Ms. Ayako Kōsaki (神前あや子) of Kamigyō Ward, Kyōto City, Kyōto Pr. (JPN) sadly passed away on 9 May 2026, aged 111 y. 234 d.
She was born on 9 June 1914.
https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/ayako-kosaki/
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Rest in peace Ms Kosaki.
R.I.P. Ms. Kōsaki.
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
aged 111 y. 234 d.
She died at the age of 111 y, 334 days, right?
She is the 4th oldest person in the history of Kyoto; she was the 2nd oldest living person there.
She is the 281st oldest person in the history of Japan.
She was the 25th oldest living person in Japan.
She died at the same age as:
Agnes Munce F 17 Jan 1877 16 Dec 1988 CAN
Helen Haward F 24 Nov 1884 23 Oct 1996 UK
Yoshiko Araki F 31 Mar 1905 28 Feb 2017 JPN
Marie Guerne F 26 Mar 1912 23 Feb 2024 SUI
Kane Mori F 25 Mar 1906 22 Feb 2018 JPN
She was the 68th oldest living person in the world.