Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese girl who was the world’s oldest individual, in accordance with Guinness World Data, has died, an Ashiya metropolis official stated Saturday. She was 116.
Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in control of aged insurance policies, stated Itooka died Dec. 29 at a care dwelling in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.
Itooka, who liked bananas and a yogurt-flavored Japanese drink known as Calpis, was born Might 23, 1908. She grew to become the oldest individual final yr after the demise of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, in accordance with the Gerontology Analysis Group.
Tomiko Itooka celebrates her 116th birthday on the nursing dwelling the place she lives in Ashiya, Japan, Might 23, 2024. (Ashiya Metropolis by way of AP)
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When she was informed she was on the prime of the World Supercentenarian Rankings Record, she merely replied, “Thank you.”
When Itooka celebrated her birthday final yr, 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.
Tomiko Itooka celebrates her 116th birthday on the nursing dwelling the place she lives in Ashiya, Japan, Might 23, 2024. (Ashiya Metropolis by way of AP)
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She married at 20, and had two daughters and two sons, in accordance 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 mates, in accordance with Nagata.
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In accordance with 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.
