Talk:Kama Chinen

There are news reports from age 105-110
Before she became "anonymous," this lady was in the news for several years, including with photos. Thus, this article could be expanded. Ryoung 122 19:52, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I did have a look for news reports, but the ones I found were from around 2007/2008 reporting on a Kama Chinen aged around 101, who must be someone different. SiameseTurtle (talk) 20:06, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Possible news reports/photos of Kama Chinen, from the Japanese media
http://www.kenshoukai.or.jp/karakorum/2005/07/post_28.html

http://www.kenshoukai.or.jp/karakorum/2005/07/post_34.html

http://www.kenshoukai.or.jp/suzuran.htm

http://www.pr-inside.com/japan-s-centenarians-at-record-high-of-r802152.htm

A 113-year-old woman from the southern island of Okinawa, whose name was not disclosed, holds the national title. Though her daily activities require assistance, she enjoys going outside in a wheelchair with a nurse, the ministry said.

Ryoung 122 20:11, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Also, here is a another picture:

http://www.genarians.com/Supercentenarians.html

Ryoung 122 20:26, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Is she alive?
h t t p : / / s 3. i n v i s i o n f r e e. c o m / T h e _ 1 1 0 _ C l u b / a r / t 2 1 3. h t m What do you say? 24.87.40.201 (talk) 23:53, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes she is.

http://www.merinews.com/article/japans-kama-chinen-becomes-worlds-oldest-person/15784093.shtml

(with photo)

Ryoung 122 20:28, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

The article
Please keep the article this time. 74.226.167.124 (talk) 23:01, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Erm ... what?  Brendan ology TalK 13:52, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
 * im sick of people deleting a perfectly good article, she the worlds oldest person, theres no good reason to delete it. 72.155.225.23 (talk) 23:16, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Publicity
Why is it that she is so little-known? There are very few photos of her and none are of good quality. I thought her fame would have increased in the wake of Gertrude Baines' death. 218.186.12.225 (talk) 11:07, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * she still has an article.72.155.225.23 (talk) 23:16, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, we know, but the point 218.186.12.225 was trying to make was that even though she has already become the world's oldest person alive, there is little or no info publicly available that could have been wrung out of her. In fact, some of my friends, the so-called Kama Chinen-philes, admit they themselves know almost nothing about her life.  Brendan ology TalK 11:15, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Name
Why does her name sound similar to Chinan (this isn't really a word; the proper demonym is Chinese) but she lives in Japan?? Georgia guy (talk) 14:47, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It could just be a coincidence. Brendanology (talk) 14:30, 17 January 2010 (UTC)


 * So her name sounds similar to a word that you made up? How is that useful to anyone? Ryoung 122 13:10, 27 January 2010 (UTC)


 * The fact is, sometimes it's hard to hear the final syllable right and the name can be misheard as China. Georgia guy (talk) 14:13, 27 January 2010 (UTC)


 * The fact is, this is a written-text article. There is nothing to hear. How do you know how "Chinen" is pronounced---in its original Japanese character? You don't. Ryoung 122 14:35, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


 * But do you?? How is it actually pronounced?? Georgia guy (talk) 14:38, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I suppose you live in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, since your name sounds so similar. Ryoung 122 23:22, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


 * No, I live in the U.S. state of Georgia, but my Wikipedia user name in fact comes from a phrase "If you are the Georgia guy" that was used by Mintguy in which the definition means "the user who was keeping track of the votes on the Georgia moving poll in 2004". Georgia guy (talk) 23:54, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

It should be noted that "Chinen" is a common surname in Okinawa, and in fact, it is one of a number of surnames which is common in Okinawa but uncommon everywhere else. 128.2.251.171 (talk) 19:06, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Last remaining Japanese born in 1895
Would it be worth mentioning that ever since Chiyo Shiraishi's death she is the last remaining 1895-born in Japan? 218.186.12.250 (talk) 09:43, 12 January 2010 (UTC) Not only that, she is the only 1895-born Asian left. And before Maggie Renfro's death on Friday (22 Jan), she was the only Japanese in the 10 oldest living people. But no, I don't think it's notable enough to be added properly to the article.  Brendan  ology 12:56, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * She is the last recorded case of a person born in 1895 in the WORLD, not only Japan. The article now states this. ★ Dasani ★ 22:10, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for pointing this out. I understand your intention. However, 218.186.12.250 asked this in January, several months before Neva Morris died. She was then indeed the last Japanese 1895-born at that time, but as I pointed out, it wouldn't be constructive as far as Wikipedia policies are concerned.  Brendan ology ContriB 11:44, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

dead or alive
has Kama Chinen died???--Del Boy (talk) 17:55, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * She's still alive. Georgia guy (talk) 18:02, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The oldest persons on wikipedia are often subjects to vandalism like being given a death date while still alive. If a change isn't supported by a reliable source, it's usually reverted in minutes. Hepcat65 (talk) 06:57, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism
WHY do some people enjoy vandalising Chinen's page? Admittedly she's not very well known, so people often like to imagine things about her to make things more interesting. I've lost count of how many people have added a death date for her or added nonsense to her article. PLEASE STOP.  Brendan ology ContriB 11:43, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

to count, check the history. 65.0.27.97 (talk) 22:20, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Kama Chinen dead?
Dr. Coles is reporting that the Daily Yomiuri newspaper confirmed that Kama Chinen died May 2, 2010 at 2:40PM (Okinawa time). I have not yet seen a news report. Ryoung 122 15:27, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Can you translate it into English?? Georgia guy (talk) 15:36, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Here's a news report transated into English: SiameseTurtle (talk) 15:40, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


 * While Dr. Coles said "2:40" the actual news said 4:40PM. That is more likely to be accurate as Dr. Coles's report is simply "remembered" from a phone conversation. Ryoung 122 16:53, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

whaaaat? this close to her 115th birthday? :(--72.129.61.113 (talk) 23:44, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * She really is dead. I have added two very reputable and top American English resources. Sad to hear she was gone just one week short of her 115th, but as my sister said, "It had to end sometime." ★ Dasani ★ 06:35, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * The links were removed for an even more credible Japanese source. If any English natives want to see (though her case is famous for being vague), here: Yahoo and New York Daily News. ★ Dasani ★ 11:59, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

1st anniversary
kama chinen died 1 year ago today :(, RIP. Tony (talk) 11:39, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Oldest from Okinawa
This article says she is the oldest person ever from Okinawa. That is quite something, given that people in Okinawa -  as detailed in the book "The Okinawa Way"  - typically have a very long life expectancy". ACEOREVIVED (talk) 14:56, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

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