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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
03/08/2026 7:21 pm
Rest in peace, Ms. Kobayashi.
03/08/2026 10:01 pm
Rest in peace Ms Kobayashi.
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02/09/2026 3:21 am
She is the 8th oldest person in the history of Hiroshima.
Regarding her status as the oldest living person in Hiroshima:
Duration: She was the oldest living person in Hiroshima from around January 9, 2024—a tenure of approximately 2 years and 276 days, the longest documented period; the previous record-holder was Tokie Nakayama, who held the title from April 27, 2023, to September 16, 2023 (1 year, 142 days).
Age: She died at the age of 112 years and 235 days—the oldest since Itsuka Oshimo, who died at 112 years and 253 days on August 22, 2021.
Location: She was the first person from Sera to be considered the oldest person in Hiroshima.
She is the 176th oldest person in the history of Japan.
She is the 726th oldest person in recorded history, tied with:
Mollie Wood | F | April 26, 1901 | December 18, 2013 | 112 years, 235 days | United States
She was the 13th oldest living person in Japan.
She was the 39th oldest living person in the world.
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