William. Kumamoto’s oldest human just turned 112. Hayashi Shinobu (林シノブさん) was born in 1909. Her husband died when she was 34, and she worked to raise her three children by herself. Many females from that era had katakana names as their parents were illiterate; money had to be spent for a scribe to assign a kanji, which was often done for sons but not daughters. Here’s to a life well done. https://kumanichi.com/articles/398990