Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person according to
Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 117.
Okawa passed away Wednesday morning in Osaka, Japan,
Tadahi Uchimura, a local official from the city told CNN.
She left behind three children, four grandchildren and
six great grandchildren.
Okawa was born on March 5, 1898.
Her family ran a Kimono shop in Osaka, Satoshi Yoshioka,
an employee at the nursing home where she had lived since 1997 told CNN.
"She was a person with mild character, and loved to
eat so much. Her favorite food was sushi and udon noodles," Yoshioka said.
"She had eaten a lot of cake for her birthday last
March 5. "
"However, in the last 10 days she stopped eating. I
think eating was her motivation to live, and when she lost it, she passed
away."
According to Guiness World Records, the oldest
person ever was Jeanne Louise Calment, who died at age 122 in 1997.
Culled from CNN
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