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.

TOKYO: The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city of Ashiya announced on Saturday (Jan 4). Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said. Ms Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya ...

Cancel anytime. Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. TOKYO ...

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.

passed away at a nursing home in Japan's Ashiya at the age of 116, The New York Times reported. She is survived by one daughter, one son and an unknown number of her five grandchildren.