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Wakanojō Munehiko (born 13 April 1973 as Munehiko Aka) is a former sumo wrestler from Naha, Okinawa, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1992, and reached the top division in September 1997. His highest rank was maegashira 6.
She is Japan's oldest living person since the death of Fusa Tatsumi on 12 December 2023. [72] Tomiko Itooka was born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Empire of Japan on 23 May 1908. [72] She moved into a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo in 2019. She was at the time still able to move independently, but now mainly uses a wheelchair.
The number of elderly living in Japan's retirement or nursing homes also increased from around 75,000 in 1970 to more than 216,000 in 1987. But still, this group was a small portion of the total elderly population. People living alone or only with spouses constituted 32% of the 65-and-over group.
Dr. Makoto Suzuki, Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science. The Okinawa Centenarian Study is a study of the elderly people of Okinawa, Japan. The study, funded by Japan's ministry of health, is the largest of its kind ever carried out. Over the years, the scientists involved have had access to more than 600 Okinawan centenarians. [1]
After her retirement, Nakamura became the vice president of the Okinawa Women's Association, [15] an affiliate of the Japanese Women's Association. She participated in a 1983 conference for the parent organization in which official support was given to the Okinawan Historical Film Society for a campaign to have survivors of the war speak of ...
Japan’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Okinawa's rejection of a central government plan to build U.S. Marine Corps runways on the island and ordered the prefecture to approve it despite ...
Gushito Gym, Okinawa, Japan: 7 Win 7–0 Makoto Ito KO 2 (10) 1986-08-17 City Gymnasium, Ginowan, Japan: Retained Japanese super lightweight title: 6 Win 6–0 Masahiro Tanabu KO 5 (10) 1986-05-01 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan: Retained Japanese super lightweight title: 5 Win 5–0 Teruhide Nishida KO 1 (10) 1986-04-06 City Gymnasium, Okinawa ...
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