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The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, announced Saturday. Itooka, who had four children and five ...

TOKYO, Japan — 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 ...