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 answerable for aged insurance policies, stated Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care dwelling in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.
Ashiya Metropolis through AP
Itooka, who cherished bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink referred to as Calpis, was born on Might 23, 1908. She turned the oldest individual final 12 months following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, in response to the Gerontology Analysis Group.
When she was instructed she was on the high of the World Supercentenarian Rankings Listing, she merely replied, “Thanks.”
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 response to Guinness.
Itooka managed the workplace of her husband’s textile manufacturing unit throughout World Conflict 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 buddies, in response to Nagata.
In response to the Gerontology Analysis Group, the world’s oldest individual is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Itooka.
