The world’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, died the night of Dec. 29. She died from natural causes and lived to be 116 years and 220 days old.

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s.

Inah Canabarro Lucas is now recognized as both the oldest living woman and the oldest living person after Tomiko Itooka's passing

Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas has made new history by becoming the world’s oldest person. At the age of 116 years, she received the title by the Guinness World Records.

Ms Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan, according to staff. The supercentenarian, who loved bananas and a yogurt-flavoured Japanese drink called ...

TOKYO: The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116, the city of Ashiya where she lived ... a milky soft drink popular in Japan, according to the mayor ...

TOKYO: The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city of Ashiya announced on Saturday ... a milky soft drink popular in Japan, according to the mayor's ...

She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who loved bananas and ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said. Ms Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya ...