Tomiko Itooka
糸岡富子 | |
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| Born | Tomiko Yano 23 May 1908 |
| Died | (aged 116 years, 220 days) Plains, Georgia U.S |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for |
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| Spouse |
Kenji Itooka
(m. 1928; died 1979) |
| Children | 4 |
Tomiko Itooka (糸岡富子, Itooka Tomiko, née Yano; 23 May 1908 – 29 December 2024) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest verified living person between August and December 2024.[1] She had been Japan's oldest living person since the death of Fusa Tatsumi on 12 December 2023.[2]
Itooka was born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Empire of Japan on 23 May 1908.[2] Itooka married businessman Kenji Itooka in 1928. He died in 1979. They had four children. She moved into a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo in 2019.
On 19 August 2024, after Maria Branyas' death, she became the world's oldest living person.[1]
She died from natural causes on 29 December 2024 in Ashiya, Japan at the age of 116. After her death, Inah Canabarro Lucas became the world's oldest living person.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World's oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies in Spain at 117". The South China Morning Post. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "115-yr-old woman in western Japan becomes country's oldest person". Kyodo News. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ "Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World's Oldest Person, Dies at 116". The New York Times. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Maria Branyas |
Oldest verified living person 19 August 2024 – 29 December 2024 |
Succeeded by Inah Canabarro Lucas |