The oldest woman in Japan, living in Kashiwabara City, Osaka, celebrated her 25th birthday on the 116th.
The woman was born in 1940.
We have seen the changing eras of Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa.
Fusa Tatsumi, the oldest person in Japan, who lives in Kashiwabara City, Osaka, was born in Meiji 40.
On the 116th, the 25th birthday, his son Kanji and his wife and the mayor of Kashiwabara City, Tomiyake, visited the elderly facility where Tatsumi lives.
When Mr. Tatsumi appeared in a wheelchair, the people gathered applauded him and shouted "Congratulations."
Fusa was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a birthday cake, and the staff of the facility congratulated her with songs.
In addition, Mayor Tomiyake said, "He is a star of hope not only for the people of Osaka Prefecture but also for the people, and I hope that he will continue to be healthy and healthy," and handed Kanji a congratulatory letter for his longevity.
According to Kanji, the secret to Fusa's longevity is to lead a regular life, eat well, and sleep well, so he ate lunch on the 25th.
Kanji said, "I am very happy to have this day, and my mother is a treasure of my family. I hope you will continue to live in good health."
When Tatsumi was born in 1907...
What kind of year is 1907 (Meiji 40), when Tatsumi, the oldest person in Japan, was born?
Footage from that time shows horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws.
Footage of Meiji 40
Until two years ago, the Russo-Japanese War was continuing, and it was in this year that the "Penal Code" was promulgated, which stipulates the requirements for the establishment of crimes and punishments.
It was also in 2 that the Minoh Arima Electric Railway, the predecessor of the Hankyu Electric Railway, which is familiar in the Kansai region, opened.
Born in 1907 like Tatsumi, there is Hideki Yukawa,
the first scholar to win the Nobel Prize in Physics for Japan his research on meson theory.
Hideki Yukawa
Other artists include Noriko Awatani, a popular singer who was called the "Queen of the Blues,"
Nakaya Nakahara, a modern poet who left a mark in literary history
, and Takeo
Miki, who served as the 66th Prime Minister after the Kakuei Tanaka Cabinet.