World Oldest Person Turning 117
Local Editor
The world's oldest person said 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time.
Misao Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, made the comment, at a celebration a day before her 117th birthday.
Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013.
According to her Osaka nursing home, she's slowed down in recent months and is having trouble hearing, but she still eats well and remains in good health,.
Okawa married her husband, Yukio, in 1919, and they had three children - two daughters and a son.
She now had four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1931.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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