The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died.
Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening April 21,2018 in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki confirmed. She had been hospitalised since January.
Tajima was born on August 4, 1900. She reportedly had more than 160 descendants, including great-great-great grandchildren. Her town of Kikai is in Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands.
She became the world's oldest person seven months ago after the death in September of Violet Brown in Jamaica, also at the age of 117.
Chiyo Miyako, is now the world's oldest person in its records.
Miyako lives south of Tokyo in Kanagawa prefecture, and is due to turn 117 in 10 days.
Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening April 21,2018 in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki confirmed. She had been hospitalised since January.
Tajima was born on August 4, 1900. She reportedly had more than 160 descendants, including great-great-great grandchildren. Her town of Kikai is in Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands.
She became the world's oldest person seven months ago after the death in September of Violet Brown in Jamaica, also at the age of 117.
Chiyo Miyako, is now the world's oldest person in its records.
Miyako lives south of Tokyo in Kanagawa prefecture, and is due to turn 117 in 10 days.
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