Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old resident of Ashiya, Japan, has been officially recognised ... has lived in a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, since 2019. Prior to this, she resided with ...
The world’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, died the night of Dec. 29. 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, an organization that manages a database on the world’s oldest people.