Tokyo, Jan 6: Okagi Hayashi, a 115-year-old woman in Toki in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, has become the country's oldest person following the death of the previous titleholder who lived to the age of 116, the Japanese government announced Monday.
Tokyo, January 4: Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, born before the start of World War I, who was believed to be the oldest person in the world, passed away at a nursing home in Japan's Ashiya at the age of 116, The New York Times reported.
Tokyo, Jan 4: Japanese media on Saturday reported that 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka, recognised as the world's oldest person, has died of old age.