Tomiko Itooka,a Japanese woman from 116 years old becomes the oldest person of the world by the World Récord Guinness.
On Tuesday, August 20, the unfortunate death of María Branyas was announced in Spain at the age of 117; she was currently the oldest person in the world.
The news was confirmed by her family through the supercentenarian’s X account – managed by one of her sons-in-law -; they detailed that Branyas passed away at six in the morning on Monday, August 19, at her residence in Santa Marca del Tura in Olot, Spain.
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“María Branyas has left us. She died as she wanted: in her sleep, peacefully and without pain. A few days ago she told us: ‘One day I will leave here.’ I will never taste coffee again, eat yogurt, or pamper the Fairy…; I will also leave behind my memories, my thoughts… and I will cease to exist in that body.”
However, despite the sad news, this Wednesday Guinness World Records declared Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman from the city of Ashiya, western Japan, as the candidate to be the oldest living person in the world.
“Tomiko Itooka, 116 (born May 23, 1908), is now the world’s oldest living woman and the oldest living person, following the death of Maria Branyas Morera, 117.”
According to the agency that collects data and curious events that have occurred around the world, Tomiko’s age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group, led by Robert D. Young, who confirmed that she is alive.
Who is Tomiko Itooka?
Itooka, a mother of three, was born in the year the first long-distance radio message was sent from the Eiffel Tower and the Wright brothers made their first public flights in Europe and America.
She currently resides in a nursing home in Ashiya City since 2019. Before that, she lived at home with her two daughters until she was 110 years old.
Tomiko, a frequent rock climber, twice scaled the 3,067-meter Mount Ontake, surprising her guide by climbing the mountain in sneakers instead of hiking boots, the research group said.
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Three months ago she celebrated her 116th birthday, receiving flowers and a cake, which (she confessed) she doesn’t like very much, as well as a card from the mayor of the city.
Despite his advanced age and hearing problems, he can still communicate clearly.
Something to note is that bananas are his favorite food and he drinks Calpis (a milky, sour drink) every morning.
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2024-08-24 03:45:47