115-yr-old woman in western Japan becomes country's oldest person

Tomiko Itooka, a 115-year-old woman in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, has become the oldest person in Japan following the recent death of the 116-year-old previous holder of the title, the health ministry said Wednesday.Born on May 23, 1908, in Osaka, Itooka is the eldest of three siblings and belonged to a volleyball club during her student days, according to the city where she now resides.When she first entered a nursing home in Ashiya in 2019, she was still able to move around independently, but nowadays has to be escorted in a wheelchair to take her meals in the living room,…READ FULL ARTICLE