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Nursing Home Throws Party for World’s Oldest Person: Tomiko Itooka, Age 116, Was Guest of Honor

The event was held by her nursing home, Les Ashiya, and was attended by numerous guests including Yumi Yamamoto (LongeviQuest Japan President) as well as  officials from Ashiya City Hall, representatives from Asahi Beverage Co., Ltd., the chairman of Osaka Jogakuin, and the president of Guinness World Records Japan.

Mrs. Itooka was in good spirits and reached out for her favorite Asahi Beverage Lactic Acid Bacteria Drink, which had been sent to her by Asahi Beverage Co., Ltd. Mrs. Itooka’s second son, Mr. Kai, also attended today’s Respect for the Aged Day ceremony. She was delighted to reunite with her second son after a long time apart. Current high school and middle school students from Osaka Jogakuin, her alma mater, sent Mrs. Itooka a video message. When the president of her alma mater, Osaka Jogakuin, displayed a photo from her yearbook on the screen, she reacted with delight upon seeing a picture of herself as a young girl.

Mrs. Itooka became the oldest person in Japan on December 12, 2023, following the passing of 116-year-old Fusa Tatsumi. She became the World’s Oldest Person on August 19 following the passing of 117-year-old María Branyas Morera of Spain.

We wish her continued good health and extend our gratitude to Les Ashiya Nursing Home for inviting us to this wonderful ceremony.

Photo: Tomiko Itooka, World’s Oldest Person (right) with her eldest son Kai-san  (left) © LongeviQuest

We thank our photographer, Mr. YÅ«ki Haginaga, for the beautiful photos.

Link to Article: https://longeviquest.com/2024/09/visiting-tomiko-itooka-the-worlds-oldest-person-at-116/

116th Birthday Party Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbH1sn10yXY

Biography: https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/tomiko-itooka/

Oldest Living People List: https://atlas.longeviquest.com/atlas/living

Oldest People Ever List: https://atlas.longeviquest.com/atlas/world 

LongeviQuest (LQ) is the global authority on maximum human longevity.  The organization was founded in 2022 as a collaboration between the world’s leading age validation experts. Further information, including the largest database of validated living supercentenarians, can be found at LongeviQuest.com. 

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