Who’s the oldest particular person alive? Tomiko Itooka, Japanese girl who was the world’s oldest particular person at 116, has died

TOKYO — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese girl who was the world’s oldest particular person in keeping with Guinness World Information, has died, an Ashiya metropolis official mentioned Saturday. She was 116.

Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official accountable for aged insurance policies, mentioned Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care house in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.

Itooka, who cherished bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink known as Calpis, was born on Might 23, 1908. She turned the oldest particular person final 12 months following the loss of life of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, in keeping with the Gerontology Analysis Group.

When she was informed she was on the high of the World Supercentenarian Rankings Checklist, 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 status for a sprightly spirit, Nagata mentioned. She climbed the three,067-meter (10,062-foot) Mount Ontake twice.

She married at 20, and had two daughters and two sons, in keeping with Guinness.

Itooka managed the workplace of her husband’s textile manufacturing facility throughout World Struggle 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 keeping with Nagata.

In response to the Gerontology Analysis Group, the world’s oldest particular person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Itooka.