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Kamato Hongo (本郷 かまとHongō Kamato, Kamato Hongo^? September 16, 1887? – October 31, 2003) was a Japanese supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death. She lived in Kagoshima, on Japan's most southerly major island Kyūshū, and celebrated her possible 116th birthday the month before her death from pneumonia. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Kagoshima (鹿児島市; -shi) the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwest tip of the Kyushu island of Japan. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kagoshima (鹿児島市; -shi) the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwest tip of the Kyushu island of Japan. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians (based on European data). ... The following tables list only the oldest verified people in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for March, 2002. ... Kagoshima (鹿児島市; -shi) the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwest tip of the Kyushu island of Japan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jeanne Calment at age 119. ... This article is about human pneumonia. ...

Born on the small island of Tokunoshima, home of Shigechiyo Izumi, she later moved to Kagoshima on Kyūshū, where she lived with her daughter. The apparent oldest person in Japan after the death of Denzo Ishisaki in 1999, she attained a measure of celebrity and was the focus of some merchandise (washcloths, keyrings, phone cards, etc.) sold highlighting her longevity. She appeared on Japanese television several times. Kyūshū has been the home of other supercentenarians, including recent world's-oldest-man Yukichi Chuganji, who died one month before her. Aged 116 years and 45 days at her death, she was the last remaining documented person born before 1889. In January 2007, another Kyushu islander, Yone Minagawa, attained the world's oldest person title, and Kyushu resident Tomoji Tanabe took the men's title, once again making Kyushu the 'island of longevity.' Tokunoshima (徳之島町; -chou) is a town located in Oshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. ... Shigechiyo Izumi Tokunoshima, Amami Islands, June 29, 1865? – February 21, 1986) was a Japanese supercentenarian and, according to Guinness World Records, became the person with the greatest authenticated age in the world after the death of Niwa Kawamoto, also from Japan. ... Denzo Ishisaki (Japanese: 石崎 伝蔵; Ishisaki Denzo) (October 20, 1886 – April 29, 1999) was for a short time Japans oldest person and the worlds oldest man. ... A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians (based on European data). ... Yukichi at 112 Yukichi Chuganji (中願寺 雄吉 ChÅ«ganji YÅ«kichi, March 23, 1889 - September 28, 2003) was the worlds oldest documented man from the death of Antonio Todde in January 2002 until his own death the evening of September 28, 2003. ... January 2007 is the first month of that year. ... Yone Minagawa, celebrating her 114 years old birthday in Japan. ... Tomoji Tanabe (born September 18, 1895) is currently the oldest living man in Japan, since the June 12 2006 passing of Nijiro Tokuda. ... Longevity is a term that generally refers to long life or great duration of life.[1] Reflections on longevity have usually gone beyond acknowledging the basic shortness of human life and have included thinking about methods to extend life. ...

See also

• List of the oldest people
• Longevity
• Oldest people
• Supercentenarian

Jeanne Calment at age 119. ... Longevity is a term that generally refers to long life or great duration of life.[1] Reflections on longevity have usually gone beyond acknowledging the basic shortness of human life and have included thinking about methods to extend life. ... The following tables list only the oldest verified people in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. ... A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians (based on European data). ...

External links

• Video of her 116th birthday celebration