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Japan’s Oldest Person Is a 114-Year-Old Retired Doctor Who Carried an Olympic Torch in 2021

NARA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, AUG 4 – Shigeko Kagawa, a retired doctor and former Olympic torchbearer, became Japan's oldest living person at 114 after Miyoko Hiroyasu's passing, amid a record 36 million seniors nationwide.

  • Shigeko Kagawa became Japan’s oldest living person, following Miyoko Hiroyasu's death, according to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, at 114 years old.
  • As of September 1, 2024, Japan’s elderly population continued to grow, with 36 million people—29% of the population—aged 65 or older and those aged 80 and above making up 10%.
  • Shigeko Kagawa credited her energy and independent lifestyle for her longevity, noting she goes where she wants and eats what she wants.
  • During the Tokyo Olympics torch relay in Yamatokooriyama, Kagawa at 109 became one of the oldest torchbearers, according to official records.
  • Despite an overall population decline, Japan’s elderly population continues to grow and there are 95,119 centenarians nationwide.
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Japan's oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch in 2021

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, has became Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced.

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A 114-year-old retired doctor, Kagawa Shigeko, has become Japan's oldest person after the previous oldest person, Hiroyasu Miyoko, also 114, died, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said. According to the information, Kagawa Shigeko lives in Nara Prefecture and, at 119 years old, was one of the oldest torchbearers in Olympic history in 2021. According to MTI, Kagawa graduated from medical school before World War II, worked at an …

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