Tomiko Itooka, the oldest Japanese woman in the world, according to Guinness World Records, has died, Ashiya city official said on Saturday. He was 116 years old.
Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of regulations for the elderly, said Itooka died on December 29 at a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.
Itooka, who loved bananas and a Japanese yogurt-flavored drink called Calpis, was born on May 23, 1908. He became the oldest living person last year after the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Gerontology Research Group.
Tomiko Itooka celebrates her 116th birthday at the nursing home where she lives in Ashiya, Japan, May 23, 2024. (Ashiya City via AP)
THE OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD, WHO DIED AT 112 YEARS OLD, ATE THIS MEAL EVERY FRIDAY.
When he was told that he was at the top of the World Supercentenarian Rankings List, he simply replied, “Thank you.”
When Itooka celebrated her birthday last year, she received flowers, a cake and a card from the mayor.
Born in Osaka, Itooka was a high school volleyball player and long had a reputation for good spirits, Nagata said. He climbed the 3,067-meter (10,062-foot) Mount Ontake twice.
Tomiko Itooka celebrates her 116th birthday at her nursing home in Ashiya, Japan, on May 23, 2024. (Ashiya City via AP)
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He married at the age of 20, and had two daughters and two sons, according to Guinness.
Itooka managed the office of her husband’s textile factory during World War II. She lived alone in Nara after her husband died in 1979.
He is survived by one son and one daughter and five grandchildren. The funeral service was held with family and friends, according to Nagata.
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According to the Gerontology Research Group, the world’s oldest person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Itooka.
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