Asa Takii (b. April 28, 1884 – d. July 31, 1998) was a Japanese supercentenarian and a survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She became Japan's oldest person in 1998, following the death of Suekiku Miyanaga. Takii died, aged 114 years 94 days, of heart failure. Following her death, Tase Matsunaga became the oldest person in Japan. Takii, a lifelong resident of Hiroshima, was 61 when the bombings hit. They killed her husband and all her relatives. Takii said that she was washing clothes when she saw a huge flash.
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| - Asa Takii (b. April 28, 1884 – d. July 31, 1998) was a Japanese supercentenarian and a survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She became Japan's oldest person in 1998, following the death of Suekiku Miyanaga. Takii died, aged 114 years 94 days, of heart failure. Following her death, Tase Matsunaga became the oldest person in Japan. Takii, a lifelong resident of Hiroshima, was 61 when the bombings hit. They killed her husband and all her relatives. Takii said that she was washing clothes when she saw a huge flash.
- Asa Takii (28 April 1884 – 31 July 1998) was a verified Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest person in Japan from the death of Suekiku Miyanaga on 20 June 1998 until her own death six weeks later. She was also the second oldest person in the world (after Sarah Knauss) and the oldest person ever from Hiroshima. Her Hiroshima longevity record was broken by Mitoyo Kawate in 2003.
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| - Asa Takii (b. April 28, 1884 – d. July 31, 1998) was a Japanese supercentenarian and a survivor of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She became Japan's oldest person in 1998, following the death of Suekiku Miyanaga. Takii died, aged 114 years 94 days, of heart failure. Following her death, Tase Matsunaga became the oldest person in Japan. Takii, a lifelong resident of Hiroshima, was 61 when the bombings hit. They killed her husband and all her relatives. Takii said that she was washing clothes when she saw a huge flash.
- Asa Takii (28 April 1884 – 31 July 1998) was a verified Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest person in Japan from the death of Suekiku Miyanaga on 20 June 1998 until her own death six weeks later. She was also the second oldest person in the world (after Sarah Knauss) and the oldest person ever from Hiroshima. Her Hiroshima longevity record was broken by Mitoyo Kawate in 2003.
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