Yone Minagawa facts for kids

Yone Minagawa (born January 4, 1893 – died August 13, 2007) was a Japanese woman who lived for a very long time. People who live to be over 110 years old are called supercentenarians. Yone Minagawa was known as the oldest living person in the world for a short time in 2007. She was 114 years and 221 days old when she passed away.

A Long and Remarkable Life

Yone Minagawa became the oldest person in Japan in April 2005. This happened after another very old woman, Ura Koyama, passed away at 114 years old.

Then, on January 29, 2007, Yone Minagawa became the oldest living person in the entire world. She was 114 years and 25 days old at that time. She held this title until her death in August 2007. After she passed away, another 114-year-old woman named Edna Parker became the world's oldest living person.

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  Chiyono Hasegawa (1896–2011) was another Japanese woman who lived past 110 years. She is shown here in September 2010.

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In Spanish: Anexo:Supercentenarios japoneses para niños