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Although Itooka died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 at the age of 116 at her nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, her death was not confirmed by LongeviQuest until Jan. 4. Itooka had held ...

She died from natural causes and lived to be 116 years and 220 days old. She died at a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan, Guinness said in a news release, citing LongeviQuest ...

The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116, the city of Ashiya where she lived announced on Saturday. Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, ...

The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, announced Saturday. Itooka, who had four children and five ...

Tokyo [Japan], January 4 (ANI): 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 ...

A Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records has died. Tomiko Itooka, 116, is survived by two children and five grandchildren. The world's oldest person ...