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…
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman born before the start of World War I and the sinking of the Titanic who was believed to be the oldest person in the world, died at a nursing home in Ashiya, Japan. She was 116. In a statement released on Saturday, the mayor of Ashiya said Ms. Itooka passed…
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