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03/08/2026 5:00 pm
Yesterday, Hiroshima Prefecture announced that the oldest residents in the prefecture had passed away in quick succession.
First, Ms. Misao Kobayashi (小林貞) of Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City, has sadly passed away June 19, 2026, at the age of 112 years, 235 days.
She was born She was born on October 27, 1913. Following the passing of Ms. Hisayo Nobuyasu in early 2024, Kobayashi became the oldest living person in Hiroshima Prefecture. Upon her own passing in June 2026, she was succeeded by 111-years-old Ms. Kaoru Kodera (小寺カヲル) (b. 1914.11.25) of Fukuyama City.
Rest in peace Ms. Kobayashi.
https://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/678341.pdf
A photograph taken in September 2025, at the age of 111.
https://www.habatakinosato.jp/new/habataki/ikoi3/2025/09/post-80.php
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03/08/2026 5:56 pm
R.I.P. Ms. Kobayashi.
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