TOKYO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old Japanese lady acknowledged because the world’s oldest individual, has died of outdated age in western Japan, in keeping with native authorities.
Itooka died on Dec. 29 in a nursing house for the aged within the metropolis of Ashiya the place she resided, town authorities in Hyogo Prefecture mentioned Saturday.
Born on May 23, 1908, Itooka turned the oldest dwelling individual in Japan in December 2023 following the loss of life of Fusa Tatsumi, a 116-year-old in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, a Hyogo neighbor.
Itooka was subsequently acknowledged because the world’s oldest dwelling individual by Guinness World Records in September 2024, following the loss of life of the earlier holder, 117-year-old Maria Branyas in Spain.