TOKYO, Dec 12 (NNN-NHK) – A 116-year-old woman, recognised as the oldest person in Japan, died of old age in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, this morning, local media reported.
Fusa Tatsumi, born on Apr 25, 1907, had recently spent most of her days in bed, at a nursing home in Kashiwara, Kyodo News said.
Tatsumi became the oldest living person in Japan in Apr, 2022, following the death of a 119-year-old woman in Fukuoka, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
As of Jan, 2023, the world’s oldest living woman is Maria Branyas Morera of Spain, who is now 116 years old. She was born on March 4, 1907, according to the Guinness World Records.– NNN-NHK
