Miyoko Hiroyasu
Miyoko Hiroyasu | |
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| Born | Miyoko Hiroyasu January 23, 1911 (age 114 years, 170 days) Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan |
| Known for | Oldest living person in Japan (since 21 May 2025) |
| Children | 3 |
Miyoko Hiroyasu (広安美代子; born 23 January 1911) is a Japanese supercentenarian who is 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 January 23, 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 is still able to remember. On January 23, 2025, Hiroyasu celebrated her 114th birthday at a nursing home in Nakatsu. Although the official celebration was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, 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 a nursing home and gave her a bouquet of flowers in honour of the fact that she is 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]
As of May 2025, she remains mentally active and in a good mood, enjoying daily conversations with people around her.[10]
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.
- ^ "Miyoko Hiroyasu becomes Japan's oldest living person at 114". LongeviQuest. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.