The oldest of humanity died at 116: a Brazilian succeeds her

Japanese Tomiko Itooka has died. At 116 years old, she was the oldest of humanity.

Japanese Tomiko Itooka, who was considered the oldest person in the world, has died at the age of 116, said authorities in the town of Ashiya, where she lived.

Tomiko Itooka, born May 23, 1908 in Osaka, Japan, died Sunday December 29, 2024.of old age” in the rest home where she resided. She was entered last September in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest person in the world still alive, following the death of the Spaniard María Branyas Morera, who lived to the age of 117.

The United States Gerontological Research Group, which lists the oldest people in the world, has confirmed the death of Tomiko Itooka at the age of 116 years and 220 days. From now on, “the new dean of humanity is the Brazilian Inah Canabarro Lucas, born June 8, 1908 and who is therefore 115 years old“, he says.

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