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

Kagawa, a symbol of Japan’s extraordinary longevity, graduated from medical school before World War II, served at a hospital in Osaka during the war, and later ran her family’s clinic as an obstetrician and gynecologist. She retired at 86.

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At 109, Kagawa became one of the oldest torchbearers in Olympic history during the Tokyo 2021 torch relay.

Dream come true 🥰

KAGAWA Shigeko, a 109-year-old obaachan (grandmother), made her dream come true by participating in the #OlympicTorchRelay . 👵

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