Nabi Tajima
| Nabi Tajima | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 田島 ナビ |
| Born | 4 August 1900 (age 116 years, 187 days) Wan Village (currently Kikai Town), Kagoshima, Japan |
| Residence | Kikai, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Oldest living person in Japan (since 27 September 2015) |
| Children | 9 |
Nabi Tajima (田島 ナビ Tajima Nabi?, born 4 August 1900) is a Japanese supercentenarian who is, at the age of 116 years, 187 days, the oldest verified living person in Japan and the world's 3rd oldest verified living person behind Emma Morano and Violet Brown. She is also the second oldest verified Japanese person ever behind Misao Okawa and the longest lived person ever recorded in Kyushu.
Tajima was born in Araki, an area of what was then Wan Village, in the westernmost part of Kikaijima Island, and currently resides in Kikai. She has 9 children (7 sons and 2 daughters). As of September 2011, she had 28 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and 35 great-great-grandchildren. As of September 2015, she had over 140 descendants, including great-great-great grandchildren. Tajima became the oldest living person in Japan on 27 September 2015, upon the death of a 115 year-old anonymous woman who was living in Tokyo.
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