Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese girl who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya metropolis official stated Saturday. She was 116.
Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in command of aged insurance policies, stated Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care dwelling in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.
Ashiya City through AP
Itooka, who liked bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink known as Calpis, was born on May 23, 1908. She turned the oldest particular person final 12 months following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, in accordance with the Gerontology Research Group.
When she was informed she was on the high of the World Supercentenarian Rankings List, she merely replied, “Thank you.”
When Itooka celebrated her birthday final 12 months, she obtained flowers, a cake and a card from the mayor.
Born in Osaka, Itooka was a volleyball participant in highschool, and lengthy had a popularity for a sprightly spirit, Nagata stated. She climbed the three,067-meter (10,062-foot) Mount Ontake twice.
She married at 20, and had two daughters and two sons, in accordance with Guinness.
Itooka managed the workplace of her husband’s textile manufacturing unit throughout World War II. She lived alone in Nara after her husband died in 1979.
She is survived by one son and one daughter, and 5 grandchildren. A funeral service was held with household and pals, in accordance with Nagata.
According to the Gerontology Research Group, the world’s oldest particular person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Itooka.
