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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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Japan's oldest person, Kagawa Shigeko, passed away at the age of 115. Following Shigeko's death, the country's oldest living person is now Kishimoto Fuyo, who is 114 years old.

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Shigeko Kagawa, considered the oldest person in the country, died in Japan. She was 115 years old. Her death was reported by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Policy on Monday, citing Kyodo news agency. Kagawa lived in Nara Prefecture in western Japan.

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