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Misao Okawa of Japan named world's oldest woman at 114 Misao Okawa of Japan named world's oldest woman at 114
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A 114-year-old Japanese woman born in the same year that radium was discovered has been recognised as the world's oldest woman by Guinness World Records.A 114-year-old Japanese woman born in the same year that radium was discovered has been recognised as the world's oldest woman by Guinness World Records.
Misao Okawa, who was born to a clothing merchant in 1898 and now lives in the western city of Osaka, received a certificate acknowledging her status. Misao Okawa who was born to a clothing merchant in 1898 and now lives in the western city of Osaka, received a certificate acknowledging her status.
"Given everything, it's pretty good," she told a gathering at the nursing home where she resides. "Given everything, it's pretty good," she told a gathering at the nursing home where she lives.
Okawa married in 1919 and has three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.Okawa married in 1919 and has three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
The award came as an early birthday present: she turns 115 on 5 March.The award came as an early birthday present: she turns 115 on 5 March.
According to Gerontology Research Group, 12 people born in the 19th century are still living, 11 of them women. According to Gerontology Research Group, 12 people born in the 19th century are still alive, 11 of them women. The world's oldest man is Jiroemon Kimura, a 115-year-old Japanese man living in Kyoto.