Tomiko Ituka, a Japanese woman who was the oldest living person in the world. Guinness World RecordsAn official in Ashiya city said on Saturday that he had died. She was 116 years old.
Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of policies for the elderly, said Ituka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hugo Prefecture. Central Japan.
Itoka, who made a banana-and-yogurt-flavored Japanese drink called kelpase, was born on May 23, 1908. The oldest person After the death of 117-year-old Maria Branias last year, according to the Gerontology Research Group.
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When told he topped the World Supercentenarian Rankings, he simply replied, “Thank you.”
When Atoka celebrated her birthday last year, she received flowers, a cake and a card from the mayor.
Born in Osaka, Itoka was a high school volleyball player and long had a reputation for a bright spirit, Nagata said. He summited the 3,067 m (10,062 ft) Mount Ontak twice.
Tomiko Atoka celebrates her 116th birthday at the nursing home where she lives on May 23, 2024 in Asia, Japan. (Asia City via AP)
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He married at age 20, and had two daughters and two sons, according to Guinness.
Etoka managed her husband’s textile factory office during World War II. After the death of her husband in 1979, she lived alone in Nara.
He is survived by a son and a daughter and five grandchildren. According to Nagata, the funeral was held with family and friends.
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According to the Gerontology Research Group, the world’s oldest person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Itoca.