Shigeko Kagawa was born in Japan on 28 May 1911. 

Ms. Kagawa served as a torch runner for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She was the world’s oldest runner to ever appear, and she completed the 300m in her wheelchair pushed by her granddaughter-in-law.

In September 2022, she was reported as the oldest living person in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of June 17, 2024, she lives in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Aged 109 during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in April 2021.

Aged 111 in September 2022. 

Aged 112 in September 2023.