Tomiko Itooka Explained

Tomiko Itooka
Native Name:糸岡 富子
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:23 May 1908
(age)
Birth Place:Osaka, Japan
Children:4

Tomiko Itooka (ja|糸岡 富子|Itooka Tomiko, born 23 May 1908) is a Japanese supercentenarian who, at the age of, has been the world's oldest verified living person since the death of Maria Branyas of Spain on 19 August 2024.[1] [2] [3] Itooka became Japan's oldest living person after Fusa Tatsumi died on 12 December 2023.[4]

Personal life

Tomiko Itooka was born on 23 May 1908 in Osaka, Empire of Japan. She married Kenji Itooka in 1928, and during World War II, she managed the office of his textile factory. After her husband died in 1979, Itooka lived alone until 1989, when she moved in with her two daughters. During these ten years, she frequently climbed Mount Nijō, summited Mount Ontake twice (while wearing sneakers instead of hiking boots), and also participated in the Osaka 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, which was a pilgrimage to more than 33 temples.[5] At the age of 100 in 2008, Itooka successfully climbed each step of Ashiya shrine without any assistance.[6] In 2019 at age 110, she moved to a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo.

Health and longevity

Itooka is (at the time) still able to independently move at age 116, but mainly uses a wheelchair.[7] When Guinness officially designated her as the world's oldest living person, Itooka simply remarked "thank you".[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: World's oldest person dies at 117 after surviving three wars and two global pandemics . 21 August 2024 . . en . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240821054800/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/endearing-woman-worlds-oldest-person-dies-in-spain-having-survived-two-world-wars/xr3gn8boi . live .
  2. Web site: Guy . Jack . 20 August 2024 . World's oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies aged 117 . 21 August 2024 . CNN.com . en . 20 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240820234520/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/20/europe/maria-branyas-death-scli-intl/index.html . live .
  3. Web site: Atwal . Sanj . 21 August 2024 . 116-year-old Japanese woman confirmed as world's oldest living person . 21 August 2024 . . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240821121834/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/8/116-year-old-japanese-woman-confirmed-as-worlds-oldest-living-person . live .
  4. Web site: 115-yr-old woman in western Japan becomes country's oldest person . . 14 December 2023 . 24 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240824042046/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/12/b8957eaf52e5-115-yr-old-woman-in-western-japan-becomes-countrys-oldest-person.html . live .
  5. Web site: 2024-08-22 . The surprising hobby the world's new oldest person carried on past the age of 100 . 2024-08-25 . The Independent . en.
  6. Web site: NEWS . KYODO . 116-year-old Japanese in line to be named world's oldest living person . 2024-08-25 . Kyodo News+.
  7. News: 116-year-old Japanese in line to be named world's oldest living person . 21 August 2024 . Kyodo News . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240821055217/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/08/aad91b387172-116-yr-old-japanese-in-line-to-be-named-worlds-oldest-living-person.html . live .
  8. Web site: 2024-08-22 . A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world's oldest person . 2024-08-25 . AP News . en.

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