Olympic torchbearer at 109, now Japan’s oldest citizen at 114: About former doctor Shigeko Kagawa
She graduated from medical school prior to World War II, served at a hospital in Osaka during the conflict, and subsequently managed her family clinic until retiring at the age of 86. According to a local television interview, her family emphasised that she follows a simple and disciplined lifestyle — rising and sleeping at fixed times and eating three modest, balanced meals every day.