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04/01/2025 8:45 am
Ms. Tomiko Itooka of Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, sadly passed away at 9:30 pm on December 29th, 2024, from natural causes, at the age of 116 years and 220 days.
She was born in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan on 23 May 1908.
On 12 December 2023, following the death of 116-year-old Fusa Tatsumi, she became the oldest living person in Japan, and the third-oldest living person in the world, behind María Branyas Morera (Spain) and Edie Ceccarelli (USA). Following Ceccarelli’s death on 22 February 2024, she became the world’s second-oldest living person.
Since 19 August 2024, she was the oldest living person in the world.
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF311BX0R31C24A2000000/
Rest in peace, Ms. Itooka.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
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04/01/2025 10:08 am
Devastating news. Rest in peace, Tomiko Itooka, World's Oldest Person.
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
04/01/2025 10:13 am
Rest in Peace Ms Tomiko Itooka - The World's Oldest Person.
04/01/2025 12:30 pm
What a sad ending to 2024. Rest in peace Ms. Itooka.
04/01/2025 1:03 pm
Just like with Kane Tanaka, her death wasn't reported until today, 6 days after her death.
04/01/2025 1:19 pm
Rest in peace Tomiko Itooka
She looked more tired in her later photos, but her death feels unexpected, I really thought she would live to be at least 117 years old.
Even she didn't make it to 2025, for 3 days.
Once again it is demonstrated that 117 years is also an extreme age.
116 years and 220 days is an incredible age.
Kane Tanaka (1903-2022) my favorite supercentenarian of all time.
Topic starter
04/01/2025 1:54 pm
LQ was mentioned on the GWR news:
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/1/worlds-oldest-person-tomiko-itooka-dies-aged-116
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
04/01/2025 2:17 pm
May you rest in eternal peace, Ms. Tomiko Itooka (23 May 1908 - 29 December 2024). 🕊
04/01/2025 5:21 pm
Rest in peace, Tomiko Itooka (1908-2024).
Interested in supercentenarians since 27 July 2018.
First supercentenarian I learned about: Kane Tanaka (1903-2022)
