After the death of Maria Branyas at 117 last year, Itooka claimed the title of the oldest living person according to the ...

MIAMI — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so ...

Nearly a week after the death of the oldest person in the world, a nonprofit documenting the world’s oldest people has welcomed the world’s newest title-holder. At 116, Inah Canabarro Lucas is ...

A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 years old, attributing her steadfast Catholic faith for her longevity. LongeviQuest ...

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. Yoshitsugu Nagata ...

The world's oldest man has died at his home in Japan at the age of 114. Yukichi Chuganji, a retired silkworm breeder, was pronounced dead from natural causes last night, his 65-year-old nephew ...

Itooka, who became the Guinness World Record holder for oldest living person last year following the death of 117-year-old Spanish-American woman Maria Branyas, was born on May 23, 1908 in Osaka.

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TOKYO (AP) — 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. Yoshitsugu ...

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies ...