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Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died

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Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died.

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  1. New York Post

    World’s oldest living woman dies at 116 (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    An 116-year-old Japanese woman who held the Guinness World Record for oldest living woman has died.

  2. WMUR

    Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Tomiko Itooka, the world's oldest person, has died at 116 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan.

  4. Voice of America

    World's oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 116 (opens Voice of America)

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    Experts say the oldest person in the world now is a 116-year-old Brazilian nun

  5. New York Times

    Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116 (opens New York Times)

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    Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s.

  6. CNN

    World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116 (opens CNN)

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    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.

  7. Al Jazeera

    World’s oldest person dies in Japan aged 116 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Tomiko Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture, in central Japan.

  8. The Guardian

    World’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, dies in Japan aged 116 (opens The Guardian)

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    Itooka, who died on Sunday at a care home in Ashiya, enjoyed bananas and a yogurt-flavored drink called Calpis

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Japan: World's oldest person Tomiko Itooka dies at 116 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Itooka was born in 1908 in Osaka and and had four children along with five grandchildren. Japan has over 95,000 people aged 100 or older.

  10. Fox News

    World’s oldest person dies in Japan at 116 (opens Fox News)

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    Tomiko Itooka, the oldest person in the world, has died at 116. She was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1908 and is survived by one son, one daughter and five grandchildren.

  11. UPI

    World's oldest-living person dies in Japan at 116 (opens UPI)

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    Tomiko Itooka, the woman recognized as the world's oldest living person, has died in Japan at the age of 116.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Tomiko Itooka, Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person, has died at 116 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Tomiko Itooka became the oldest person last year following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Gerontology Research Group.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person at 116 has died - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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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

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