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Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old woman from Nara Prefecture, dies

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Japan's oldest person, Shigeko Kagawa, a 115-year-old resident of Nara Prefecture, western Japan, died late last week, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Monday.

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The oldest person in Japan, Shigeko Kagawa, a 115-year-old woman in Nara Prefecture, from the west of the country, died at the end of last week, announced Monday the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection.

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(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = Shigeko Kagawa, the oldest person in Japan and a resident of Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture, passed away on the 27th, Jiji Press and others...

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Ms. Shigeko Kagawa, known as Japan's oldest person, has passed away at the age of 115. According to Jiji Press and other sources on the 31st, Ms. Kagawa, who resided in Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture, died on the 27th. The exact cause of death has not been disclosed. Born in May 1911, Ms. Kagawa had been recorded as Japan's oldest person since a 114-year-old woman living in Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture, passed away last July. She also…

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced today (March 31) that Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest resident and a woman from Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture, passed away on March 27 at the age of 115. Even in her 80s, she continued practicing medicine, contributing significantly to local healthcare. According to Kyodo News and Yomiuri TV, Kagawa was born on May 28, 1911. According to records from the Yamato-Koriyama City M…

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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