Yoshiko Yamada (c. 1928 - 11 March 2011) was an elderly woman who was killed during the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
She was identified in June 2023 through DNA analysis. However, her identification was not made public until August.
Her identification was announced alongside Ken Kinoshita and Kine Sano.
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- The Great East Japan Earthquake on Wikipedia
- NHK (Japanese)
- Asahi Shimbun (Japanese)
- Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese)
- Jiji News (Japanese)