Miyoko Hiroyasu
Miyoko Hiroyasu | |
|---|---|
| 廣󠄁安美代子 | |
| Born | Miyoko Hiroyasu 23 January 1911 Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 29 July 2025 (aged 114 years, 187 days) Nakatsu, Japan |
| Known for | Oldest living person in Japan (21 May 2025 – 29 July 2025) |
| Children | 3 |
Miyoko Hiroyasu (Japanese: 廣󠄁安美代子, Hiroyasu Miyoko; 23 January 1911 – 29 July 2025) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest living person in Japan.[1] Her age is confirmed by both Gerontology Research Group and LongeviQuest.[2]
Biography
Miyoko Hiroyasu was born on 23 January 1911 in Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture. She studied art at a school in Tokyo, worked as an art teacher in Hiroshima Prefecture, where she met her future husband. The couple raised three children together. Before Hiroyasu moved to a nursing home, she held calligraphy and drawing lessons for primary school children four times a week at her home in the city of Nakatsu.[3] Once she retold Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Grapes” in English, which she memorised at school and was still able to remember. On 23 January 2025, Hiroyasu celebrated her 114th birthday at a nursing home in Nakatsu. Although the official celebration was postponed due to a COVID-19 infection, she recovered and remained in good health.[4]
On 30 April 2021, after the death of 110-year-old Kiyo Sato, she became the oldest living person in Ōita Prefecture.[5] On 21 September 2021, the mayor of Nakatsu visited her in honour of her being the oldest living person in the prefecture.[6][7] On 28 April 2023, her age was checked by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Security of Japan (MHLW), and also confirmed by Gerontology Research Group.[8] On 21 May 2025, after the death of Masu Usui, Miyoko Hiroyasu became the oldest living person in Japan.[9]
On 29 July 2025, Hiroyasu died in Nakatsu at the age of 114 years, 187 days.[10][11]
References
- ^ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Miyoko Hiroyasu". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "大分県内最高齢112歳の女性 知事と対面「まだ若いんですね、驚きました」 長生きの秘訣は"自由気まま"" (in Japanese). TBS NEWS DIG. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Miyoko Hiroyasu celebrates 114th birthday while recovering from COVID-19". LongeviQuest. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "大分県内の100歳以上、初の1000人超え 最高齢は中津市の110歳広安さん" (in Japanese). Nishi Nippon. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "110歳の長寿お祝い 中津市長、県内最高齢・広安さん訪問 ／大分" (in Japanese). 毎日新聞. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "県内最高齢111歳祝う 中津の広安さん、市長が花束 ／大分" (in Japanese). 毎日新聞. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Miyoko Hiroyasu". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Two 114-Year-Olds Passed Away One After Another. Miyoko Hiroyasu, Born In 1911, Became The Oldest Person In Japan". Voco News. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Japan's oldest living person, Miyoko Hiroyasu, passes away at 114". LongeviQuest. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Japan's oldest person, 114-year-old woman in Oita Prefecture, dies". Kyodo News. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.