"For the Japanese, Ashiya is a city of success," Ms. Bradshaw said. "Because it’s between Kobe and Osaka, business people who succeed in Osaka want to buy property in Ashiya because it has a ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.

Japanese woman, 116, set to take title of oldest person the world. ... 1908, has been living at a nursing facility in Ashiya, a city in Hyōgo, Prefecture, Japan, for about five years.

Courtesy of Ashiya City/AFP via Getty Images On Sept. 16, Guinness World Records visited her for Respect for the Aged Day, a Japanese public holiday, to present her with an official certificate.

Japan’s by-elections have seen a number of diverse new faces thrust into the national spotlight, ... He will begin serving as mayor of Ashiya City in Hyogo Prefecture on May 1.

Ashiya City via AP, File Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.

Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka as she celebrates her 116th birthday, in the city of Ashiya, Japan, on May 23, 2024. AFP - Getty Images. Jan. 4, 2025, 10:00 AM EST / Source: The Associated Press.

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an ...