
World’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116; Brazilian Nun Inah Canabarro Lucas inherits title
Tomiko Itooka, the world’s oldest person, passed away peacefully on December 29th at the age of 116 in a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in Central Japan. Born in Osaka in 1908, Itooka had held the title since the passing of Maria Branyas last year. Known for her love of bananas and Calpis, a…