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Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116 (www.nytimes.com)
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Author: Martin Fackler
Published on: 04/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116 Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s. In a statement released on Saturday, the mayor of Ashiya said she died peacefully of complications related to old age. Growing up in prewar Japan, she played volleyball in high school before marrying the owner of a textile company, Kenji Itooka. During World War II, she stayed in Japan to run the business while her husband went to Korea, then a Japanese colony, to oversee a factory there. In 1979, her husband died after 51 years of marriage.

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