Nabi Tajima 117
Nabi Tajima passed away at the age of 117 years, 260 days old in April 2018. At the time of her passing, she had become the oldest living person following the passing of Violet Brown – simultaneously becoming the last validated person born in the year 1900. She was born in Araki located west of Kikajima Island.
Later on, in life, she lived in Kikai on the same island. She had 9 children, 28 grandchildren, and a whole lot more great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Tajima had fallen sick and was moved from her nursing home in January 2018 to a hospital in her native Kikai Island where she died.